Ambulation from Bedridden - Patient with Double Hemiplegia

Abstract

Most of all the patients with double-hemiplegia due multiple infarctions who become bedridden cannot reacquire walking. We have rehabilitated a bedridden inpatient with double-hemiplegia, mainly with the motivative exercise according to the instructions of the Takizawa method rehabilitation in a hospital. A woman, 91 years old at the time of hospital admission had improved ADL, reacquired walking after being bedridden, became independent of toilet activities and maintained independence of the activities of daily living (ADL) for 3 years. We report the feasibility of the rehabilitation process of the Takizawa method and the progress of ADL.