1993 Volume 30 Issue 3 Pages 191-200
Although bed rest has so far been taken as a therapeutic approach at the very day of onset of cerebral bleeding and cerebral infarction, diminution of muscular force, orthostatic hypotention and the like due to bed rest can be important factors in delaying patients' rehabilitation. Thus, examination was made of the timing at which patients' training should be made to prevent them from disuse syndromes as can as possible following the onset of cerebral bleeding and cerebral infarction. From after the day of onset, we tried sitting position-, standing position- and walking-trainings on all cases of cerebral apoplexy hospitalized since the day of onset. As a result, trunk muscular force could be kept to a significant extent compared with the control group and subsequent functional prognosis proved to be comparatively favorable. On the other hand, patients with unable to complain of their subjctive symptoms and with consciousness disturbance above 10 on Japan Coma Scale could not obey their trainers and were untrainable in terms of safety control.
No statistically significant difference in rate of recurrence of progress was noted from the group in bed rest for not less than several days following the onset.
Therefore, so far as the patient can complain subjectively and there is no grave consciousness disturbance over score 10 in Japan Coma Scale and severe complications, we urge patients of cerebral hemorrhage and infarction prompt start of standing position- and walking-exercises from the day of onset, so that muscle force of unaffected side and trunk will be maintained and disuse syndromes will be prevented.
