《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2020, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (12): 1446-1452.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2020.12.013

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Efficacy of Compound Wrist-hand Orthosis-assisted Therapy on Wrist-hand Dysfunction after Stroke

HUANG Chu-hong1,ZENG Qing1,CHEN Huan1,LI Yu-qi1,HUANG Guo-zhi1,2()   

  1. 1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, China
    2. School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, China
  • Received:2020-07-01 Revised:2020-09-21 Published:2020-12-25 Online:2020-12-30
  • Contact: HUANG Guo-zhi E-mail:drhuang66@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(81874032);National Natural Science Foundation of China(82072528);National Natural Science Foundation of China(82002380);Guangdong Medical Development and Research Fund(A2017610)

Abstract:

Objective To observe the efficacy of compound wrist-hand orthosis-assisted training on wrist-hand dysfunction in patients with convalescent stroke.Methods From June, 2018 to December, 2019, 34 stroke patients in our hospital were randomly divided into control group (n = 17) and experimental group (n = 17). Both groups received basic treatment and routine occupational therapy, while the experimental group wore a compound wrist-hand orthosis during and after the daily occupational therapy. The occupational therapy was carried out 30 minutes a time, twice a day for 14 days, and the non-training time orthosis wearing was carried out cumulative five hours a day for 14 days. Before and after treatment, the Brunnstrom stage (upper limb and hand) and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) (wrist and hand) were used to assess the motor function of the upper limbs and hands, while the modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and modified Barthel Index (MBI) were separately used to assess the wrist tension and activities of daily living.Results Two cases dropped out in the control group. There was no significant difference in Brunnstrom stage, FMA score, MAS score, and MBI score between two groups before treatment (P> 0.05). After treatment, the scores of FMA and MBI significantly improved in both groups (|Z| > 3.420, P< 0.01), and the improvement was higher in the experimental group than in the control group (Z = -2.895, t = 4.331, P< 0.01); while, no significant difference was found in Brunnstrom stages and MAS score in both groups (P> 0.05).Conclusion The compound wrist-hand orthosis-assisted therapy could improve the wrist-hand motor function and activities of daily living in patients with convalescent stroke.

Key words: stroke, wrist-hand dysfucntion, compound wrist-hand orthosis, occupational therapy, activities of daily living

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