In the early phase of acute stroke, rehabilitation is not exclusively focused on secondary and tertiary prevention but also on enhancement of neurological recovery, by early therapy initiation, starting with range-of-motion exercises and changes of bed position and continuing with a progressive increase in the level of activity as soon as medically tolerated. Data from patients who received stroke unit rather than general medical ward care, showed that very early rehabilitation, with an emphasis on mobilization, is one of the greatest contributors to better outcome. The rehabilitation project and the related programmes are generally designed in few days after a stroke and they undergo a regular audit and reassessment. Functional assessment of stroke patients should therefore be based on validated standardized assessment tools to tailor a comprehensive treatment plan.
La fisioterapia, quando iniziare e come / G. CARLUCCI. - STAMPA. - (2006), pp. 82-82. (Intervento presentato al convegno Stroke 2006. Congresso Nazionale sull'Ictus Cerebrale).
La fisioterapia, quando iniziare e come.
CARLUCCI, GIOVANNA
2006
Abstract
In the early phase of acute stroke, rehabilitation is not exclusively focused on secondary and tertiary prevention but also on enhancement of neurological recovery, by early therapy initiation, starting with range-of-motion exercises and changes of bed position and continuing with a progressive increase in the level of activity as soon as medically tolerated. Data from patients who received stroke unit rather than general medical ward care, showed that very early rehabilitation, with an emphasis on mobilization, is one of the greatest contributors to better outcome. The rehabilitation project and the related programmes are generally designed in few days after a stroke and they undergo a regular audit and reassessment. Functional assessment of stroke patients should therefore be based on validated standardized assessment tools to tailor a comprehensive treatment plan.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.