How To Regain Normal Hand Function Quickly After Stroke?

After stroke, hemiplegia is the most common manifestation of dysfunction. Patients with post-stroke hemiplegia lose control of the lower center due to the pathology of the central nervous system of one side of the brain, and the contralateral limb movement and sensory dysfunction appear.

There have been many clinical studies on stroke patients with hemiplegia: 85% of patients with stroke have upper limb motor dysfunction, 3-6 months later, 55% of hemiplegia patients still have upper limb motor dysfunction, on the contrary, 75-83 % Of patients with hemiplegia can learn to walk again.

There are many reasons for the difference in the recovery effect of upper and lower limbs in patients with hemiplegia.

First of all, 3/4 of stroke patients’ lesion area is in the middle cerebral artery, so most people’s upper extremity motor function will be impaired; second, upper extremity rehabilitation involves grasping, lifting, holding objects and other activities, which need to integrate the patient’s muscles and sensory activity from shoulders to fingers.

The lower limbs of the hemiplegia side only need to restore a small part of the function to regain the walking function; in addition, various complications such as shoulder subluxation, shoulder-hand syndrome, upper limb soft tissue injury, and frequent shoulder pain can hinder the upper limb movement function of hemiplegia patients Recovery.

Recovery training

1.ROM exercise

2. Flexion exercise

3. Extension training

4.Gripping Exercise

If the patient does not have a professional therapist or family member to guide him, he can use some hand function rehabilitation training equipment to assist in the exercise.

For example, Syrebo™ hand function rehabilitation robotic glove is driven by pneumatic artificial muscles which safely and reliably assists the passive flexion and extension of the fingers, reduces the patient's hand muscle tension and relieves joint edema and stiffness.