Physical Rehabilitation of Patients with Cerebral Blood Flow Acute Disorders in the Late Recovery Period

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to substantiate, develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a physical rehabilitation comprehensive program using functional training method for patients with cerebral blood flow acute disorders in the late recovery period. The rehabilitation program focuses on improving the quality of life indicators according to the International Classification of Functioning, treating movement disorders and returning patients to their previous functional level. The ascertaining experiment involved 73 patients. The primary diagnosis was the consequences of cerebral blood flow acute disorders lasting for at least 6 months and not more than 9 months after a stroke. The physical rehabilitation comprehensive program was implemented amongst the patients of the experimental group (n=35) and the control group (n=38), the latter attending a standard physical rehabilitation course in a medical institution. The statistical analysis revealed a great number of correlations at a significant level, which is explained by the connection between body structures and functions, activity and participation. The study proves the effectiveness of the proposed program as compared to the traditional approaches. It ascertains that using specialized methods based on functional training in post-stroke rehabilitation programs is the way to increase functional capacity and improve the adaptation of stroke patients.