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Long-term three-stage rehabilitation intervention alleviates spasticity of the elbows, fingers, and plantar flexors and improves activities of daily living in ischemic stroke patients: a randomized, controlled trial.

Abstract
To investigate the effects of rehabilitation interventions on spasticity and activities of daily living (ADL) in ischemic stroke patients. A total of 165 ischemic stroke patients were recruited and assigned randomly to a control group (CG, n=82) or a therapeutic group (TG, n=83). Rehabilitation interventions were performed in the TG. The Modified Ashworth Scale was used to evaluate the severity of spasticity in the fingers, elbows, and plantar flexors, and the Modified Barthel Index (MBI) was used to measure ADL performance. Evaluations were performed at baseline (M0) and at the end of the first, third, and sixth months (M1, M3, M6) after enrollment. At M0, 20.8% (16/77) in the CG and 29.9% (23/77) in the TG developed spasticity, whereas at M6, the incidence of spasticity increased to 36.4% (28/77) in the TG and 42.9% (33/77) of patients in the CG. Fewer patients developed spasticity in the fingers, elbows, and ankles in the TG than CG, respectively. Both groups showed significant improvements in MBI scores (M6 vs. M0, P<0.01). MBI scores correlated negatively with the severity of spasticity in both groups at M6. Long-term standardized rehabilitation interventions alleviate spasticity and promote ADL with the presence of minor spasticity (Supplementary video, Supplemental digital content 1, http://links.lww.com/WNR/A291).
AuthorsYu-Long Bai, Yong-Shan Hu, Yi Wu, Yu-Lian Zhu, Bei Zhang, Cong-Yu Jiang, Li-Min Sun, Wen-Ke Fan
JournalNeuroreport (Neuroreport) Vol. 25 Issue 13 Pg. 998-1005 (Sep 10 2014) ISSN: 1473-558X [Electronic] England
PMID25037002 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Aged
  • Brain Ischemia (complications, physiopathology, rehabilitation)
  • Elbow (physiopathology)
  • Female
  • Fingers (physiopathology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle Spasticity (etiology, physiopathology, rehabilitation)
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Stroke (complications, physiopathology)
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

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