Can the upper extremities recover after a stroke

Patients with less severe disease and less damage can recover. Patients with severe disease and large damage have little hope of returning to normal. As the stroke damage is to the nerve reflex center that controls the upper limbs, the patient can recover. 1. Drugs: patients can take methylcobalamin capsules and vitamin B drugs under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, and according to the specific conditions of the patients, Chinese medicine can also be used for treatment. 2. Rehabilitation exercise: for the upper limb rehabilitation training should be done in order, you can start with the hand training, if the patient appears flexion and extension is unfavorable, can not make a fist of the symptoms, you can do to grasp the empty action. If the loss of wrist function, the patient can take the instrument exercise, through the grip to enhance the strength of the fingers and wrist. Forearm function exercise can do some flexion and extension movements, so that the flexor and extensor muscles at the same time to enhance muscle strength. In addition to the above methods, patients can also use acupuncture, massage and other methods of integrated treatment.