Title: Effects of constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) on upper limb functional recovery improvement in patients with hemiplegic stroke
Abstract: Objective:To study the effects of constraint induced movement therapy(CIMT) on upper limb functional recovery improvement in patients with hemiplegic stroke.Methods:60 patients with stroke were randomly divided into average CIMT group and routine rehabilitation therapy(RRT) group,which were separately treated with constraint induced movement therapy and routine rehabilitation therapy for 4 weeks.Upper limb function and activity of daily living of all patients were assessed with Fugl-Meyer assessment(FMA) and Modified Barthel Index(MBI) before and after the 4 weeks treatment.Results:After 4 weeks treatment,FMA and MBI scores of the two groups were both significantly increased(P0.01);however,the increase of FMA and MBI scores were significant higher in the CIMT group than that were in the RRT group(P0.01).Conclusion:Constraint induced movement therapy is more effective than the routine rehabilitation therapy in improving the upper limb motor function in the patients with hemiplegic stroke.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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