Abstract: Objective To study the effect of early rehabilitation on motor function of upper and lower extremities and activities of daily living(ADL) in hemiplegics after stroke.Methods96 patients were randomly divided into two groups, rehabilitation group(48 cases) and control group(48 cases). Prospective method was used in this study. Patients in the rehabilitation group were given clinical treatment and regularly rehabilitation training, while those in control group were given clinical treatment and unguided self training, and the evaluation was done in pre treatment and post treatment(68 weeks) respectively. Motor function was assessed in Brunnstrom Grade, ADL assessed in Barthel Index. Results The motor scores (measured by Brunnstrom criteria) and ADL scores (measured by Barthel Index) in the two groups rised after 68 weeks treatment, but there was a significant difference between the two groups,i.e., the scores in the rehabilitation group were obviously superior to those in the control group(P<0.01). ConclusionEarly rehabilitation training on hemiplegics after stroke may obviously improve motor function of the limbs and rise ADL scores.

Key words: stroke, hemiplegia, early rehabilitation, motor function, ADL