Stroke, also known as "brain stroke", is an acute cerebrovascular disease that causes loss of neurological function due to changes in the blood circulation of the brain. Its occurrence affects the physical and mental health and quality of life of many patients. It was greatly affected and made the patients miserable. So, how should stroke patients exercise?
Active exercise refers to exercises that patients complete by their own abilities. The purpose is to restore muscle strength, increase the range of joint activities, and improve the strength of limbs and muscles through exercise. Coordination.
Patients with incomplete paralysis or complete hemiplegia on one side should actively do active exercises when the muscle strength of the affected side has recovered. Patients who cannot get out of bed need to abduct their shoulders while also doing flexion and extension of the elbow joint, wrist joint, fisting and palm extension. The lower limbs should be continuously abducted and internally rotated, and the lower limbs should be flexed to exercise the muscle strength and joint function of the lower limbs. Do it for 10 minutes each time, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
Generally, the function of the lower limbs of hemiplegic stroke patients recovers earlier than that of the upper limbs. If conditions permit, standing and walking training should be started 2 to 3 weeks after the onset of illness. Starting to stand and walk as early as possible is an effective way to prevent atrophy and deformity of the lower limbs, especially stubborn foot drop, and is also an effective measure to improve the physiological functions of the whole body.
Patients who have just started to get out of bed and go to the ground should first practice standing and walking with the help of others, and gradually transition to supporting objects by themselves, such as standing on walls and railings, raising their legs high, and practicing using the affected foot to support them. Stand and wait until you get used to it before standing still. When walking, you should walk steadily and slowly, cultivate a correct gait, correct the splayed feet, and prevent the body from leaning too far to the healthy side. Initially you can walk with a cane, but if recovery goes well, it is best to walk with bare hands.