The effect of electric stimulation treatment on the functional rehabilitation of acute geriatric patients with stroke--a preliminary study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Yitshal N BernerBronia Finkeltov

Abstract

The most common neurological damage in acute stroke/cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a decline in the senso-motor capacities of both the upper and the lower extremities with a more severe injury in the upper ones. Motor improvement of the affected limb can be attained through frequent intensive exercise by electrical stimulation (ES). The objective of this study was to examine the effect of the ES treatment using Handmaster ES device on the functional rehabilitation of elderly patients after acute CVA. Twenty-two elderly with different levels of damage and partial movements in their upper limb joints underwent a 3-week treatment. Nine of them were treated for additional 3-weeks after a 3-week break. After the first 3-week treatment, significant improvements were observed, in all the subjects, in the active range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder and the wrist joints, on manual dexterity tests and on functional independence measure (FIM). After the two periods of treatment the nine subjects exhibited significant improvements in ROM and in manual dexterity. FIM score increased by the same rate after each of the three stages. This preliminary study has proven that the Handmaster treatment can improve the geriatric rehabilitation ou...Continue Reading

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