Hemiplegia rehabilitation method, must read

For patients with hemiplegia, if we can persist in exercising, it is possible for them to recover. First of all, everyone needs to do functional exercises, and functional exercises at each stage must be persisted in order to recover.

In the daily life of hemiplegic patients, family members of the four major rehabilitation methods should not be ignored: 1. Functional exercise: This is an important part of family care for hemiplegic patients, because patients are bedridden for a long time and cannot move, and the physiological functions of organs throughout the body are reduced. For example, if the limbs are inactive for a long time, the muscles will gradually atrophy. Decreased heart and lung function affects breathing and blood circulation. Therefore, functional exercise is beneficial to the recovery of the patient and should be done step by step and persistently.

2. Complete hemiplegia stage: Massage, acupressure and passive activities can be used to help patients exercise their functions. The movements should be from light to heavy and then light again. Do not overexert yourself during passive activities. Each full-body workout lasts about 15-30 minutes. Several times a day. The paralyzed limb should be positioned appropriately, with the elbow bent, wrist and fingers straight, and the ankle joint maintained at 90°.

3. Partial function recovery stage: In this stage, you should continue the exercises from the previous stage. At the same time, help the patient turn over and sit up. For standing exercises, first stand by holding onto the bed frame or chair back, then stand with your hands free. Simple limb movement exercises, such as extension, abduction, external rotation of the upper limbs, flexion and extension of the elbow joint, flexion and extension of the lower limbs, and flexion and extension of the foot.

4. Basic recovery stage: Start practicing walking based on standing and simple upper limb activities, and restore fine hand movements and language functions. Walking exercises start with swinging the body left and right with support, with the legs taking turns to bear the weight, followed by stepping, and gradually transitioning to walking alone with the help of crutches. When the circular gait occurs, the knee flexion and leg lift movements should be practiced. Upper limb exercises can include practicing holding bowls, spoons, chopsticks, dressing and undressing, as well as weaving, using an abacus and other fine activities. People with aphasia need help in recovering their language functions through training.