Effects of fixed-foot stance YunShou combine with raising handclasp of Bobath on the recovery of upper extremity function in post-stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

Objective To explore the influence of fixed-foot stance Yunshou combined with raising handclasp of Bobath on the recovery of upper extremity in post- stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods Meeting the criteria 59 cases of stroke patients with hemiplegia were randomly divided into experimental group (29 cases) and control group(30 cases) according to random number table.All the patients in both groups were received routine therapy and nursing,besides,the patients in the control group were given raising handclasp of Bobath,while the patients in experimental group were treated with fixed-foot stance Yunshou combined with raising handclasp of Bobath.The intervention were once a day,five days a week, lasting eight weeks. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity(FMA-UE) and Modified Barthel Index(MBI) as well as Simple Test for Evaluating Hand Function(STEF) were used to assess the patients′ condition before, 8 weeks after treatment respectively. Results After 8weeks intervention, the scores of FMA-UE, MBI, STEF were 40.69±8.67, 76.89±1.79, 59.31±7.89 and before intervention were 24.17±11.98,57.14±13.93,31.83±5.41, the difference between the experimental group before and after intervention was statistically significant (t=13.222,8.755,18.311, P 0.05). Conclusion Compared with training on raising handclasp of Bobath alone,fixed-foot stance Yunshou combined with raising handclasp of Bobath is more effective On the recovery of upper limb function in stroke patients with hemiplegia. Key words: Stroke; Tai Chi Yunshou; Bobath technology; Upper-extremity