Abstract: The incidence of upper limb dysfunction of stroke patients was high, and the recovery was difficult, which seriously impacted their activities of daily living and quality of life. This article reviewed the new techniques and methods for hemiplegic patients after stroke. The main techniques and methods includeed bilateral isokine-matic training, mirror neuron system, gymnastics rods training, music therapy, motor imagery, upper limb rehabilitation robot, virtual reality, constraint induced movement therapy, functional electrostimulation,electromyographic biofeedback therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, neurophyisological therapy and so on.

Key words: stroke, hemiplegia, upper limb, rehabilitation, review