How to recover from mild cerebral infarction

Recovery from mild cerebral infarction needs to be staged according to the condition, with bed activities as the main activity in the acute stage, therapeutic and functional training of the affected limbs as the main activity in the recovery stage, and strengthening of compensatory functional training in the sequelae stage. 1. Acute stage: mild cerebral infarction is usually not accompanied by hemiplegia or rarely accompanied by hemiplegia, you can take the initiative to move the weak limbs, and use the healthy limbs to help the affected side to move. In addition, one can do abdominal breathing in bed, hands-folding and lifting exercises, turning over, and bridge exercises. Physical factor therapy can also be given. 2. Early recovery: bed and bedside exercises include upper limb lifting, bedside sitting and bedside standing, alternating flexion and extension of both lower limbs, and bridge exercises. Sitting exercises include balance training, weight-bearing of the upper limb on the affected side, and functional activities of the upper and lower limbs. Standing activities include balance training, weight-bearing of the lower limb on the affected side, and up and down step exercise. There are also weight reduction walking training, parallel bar walking, indoor walking and outdoor activities, and occupational therapy. 3. Middle stage of recovery: therapeutic exercises for the upper limbs, hands and lower limbs, occupational therapy activities, cognitive function training, etc. 4. Late stage of recovery: functional training of upper limbs, hands and lower limbs, training of daily living activities such as bathing, speech training, cognitive function training, psychotherapy, application of braces and orthoses, etc. 5. Posterior period: strengthen compensatory function training (including orthosis, walking frame and wheelchair, etc.) to adapt to the needs of daily life, and carry out appropriate outdoor activities. When recovering from mild cerebral infarction, it is recommended to carry out rehabilitation exercises under the guidance of doctors as well as rehabilitators.