Abstract
Objective To explore the efficacy of neural mobilization on the early recovery of upper limb function in stroke patients. Methods 43 stroke patients with hemiplegia, aged 45-76 (mean 63. 40 ±7.52), were randomly assigned to receive conventional rehabilitation treatment plus neural mobilization (22 patients, study group), or conventional rehabilitation treatment alone (21 patients, control group). Fugl Meyer Assessment (FMA) and simple upper limb function test (STEF) were used to evaluate the motor function of the upper limbs before treatment and 3 weeks after treatment. Results There were no signifi cant differences in the scores for FMA and STEF between the two groups before treatment (P>0.05); however, the scores for both assessments differed 3 weeks after treatment (P<0.05), but the efficacy of combination therapy was better than that of conventional treatment alone (P<0.05). Conclusions Neural mobilization combined with rehabilitation therapy has a better efficacy in the early recovery of the upper limb function in stroke patients with hemiplegia. Key words: Neural mobilization; Stroke; Hemiplegia; Upper limb function
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