Rehabilitation therapy for post-stroke hemiplegia focuses on functional training, which can be combined with physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and swallowing therapy to promote the patient’s functional recovery and better adaptation to daily life. Different treatment methods are used in different recovery periods, and symptomatic treatment should be carried out according to the specific conditions of patients.
1. Acute stage: patients can carry out limb placement and passive activities with the help of rehabilitation therapists.
2. Early stage of recovery: common exercises such as upper limb lifting, bedside sitting or standing, alternating flexion and extension of both lower limbs, standing balance training, up and down step exercise, walking in parallel bars, indoor and outdoor walking, etc.. Professional physiotherapy, such as intermediate frequency pulse therapy, magnetic therapy, etc., can be used to improve the function of the body.
3. Middle and late stage of recovery: further enhance the muscle strength of patients and help them adapt to daily life. This includes weight-bearing activities of the upper limbs, fine activities, coordination of lower limb movements, gait training and so on. Training can be carried out for the patient’s functional disorders, such as speech therapy, swallowing therapy and so on.
It is recommended that patients under the guidance of a professional doctor to carry out rehabilitation therapy, to avoid such adverse consequences as secondary damage to the organism.