<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Bulgaria ranks first in the world in incidence, morbidity and death associated with cerebrovascular disease. The aim of the study was to investigate, follow-up and register recovery of activities of daily living (using the toilet and maintaining personal hygiene) in patients with sequelae from cerebrovascular disease in a subacute stage, who underwent physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Sixty-one patients were included and followed up. They were given tailored physiotherapy and rehabilitation. This included kinesitherapy, occupational therapy and electrotherapy. All the patients filled in self-assessment questionnaires before and after the rehabilitation course. Major parameters were assessed, irrespective of the limb affected -dominant or non-dominant. Results were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank test. At the end of the rehabilitation course, the Wilcoxon curves were driven to the right, confirming improvement concerning independence, irrespective of involvement of dominant or non-dominant limb. </p></abstract>

Bulgaria ranks first in the world in incidence, morbidity and death associated with cerebrovascular disease. The aim of the study was to investigate, follow-up and register recovery of activities of daily living (using the toilet and maintaining personal hygiene) in patients with sequelae from cerebrovascular disease in a subacute stage, who underwent physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Sixty-one patients were included and followed up. They were given tailored physiotherapy and rehabilitation. This included kinesitherapy, occupational therapy and electrotherapy. All the patients filled in self-assessment questionnaires before and after the rehabilitation course. Major parameters were assessed, irrespective of the limb affected -dominant or non-dominant. Results were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank test. At the end of the rehabilitation course, the Wilcoxon curves were driven to the right, confirming improvement concerning independence, irrespective of involvement of dominant or non-dominant limb.

Evaluation of Recovery of Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Sequelae from Cerebral Vascular Disease

Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University Hospital “Dr. Georgi Stranski” 8 a, Georgi Kochevstr. 5800, Pleven,

Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital “Dr. Georgi Stranski” Pleven,

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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Bulgaria ranks first in the world in incidence, morbidity and death associated with cerebrovascular disease. The aim of the study was to investigate, follow-up...

Evaluation of Recovery of Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Sequelae from Cerebral Vascular Disease

Published Online: Nov 30, 2016

Page range: 125 - 130

Received: Mar 19, 2013

Accepted: Dec 27, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2015-0113

Keywords
rehabilitation, occupational therapy, cerebrovascular disease

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Evaluation of Recovery of Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Sequelae from Cerebral Vascular Disease

Published Online: Nov 30, 2016

Page range: 125 - 130

Received: Mar 19, 2013

Accepted: Dec 27, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2015-0113

Keywordsrehabilitation, occupational therapy, cerebrovascular disease

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
rehabilitation, occupational therapy, cerebrovascular disease