| Objective: To explore the effect of motor imagery therapy on limb rehabilitation in patients with hemiplegia after stroke. Methods: Patients with hemiplegia treated in our hospital from March 2014 to October 2015 were selected, and divided into control group and observation group according to the wishes of the patients. The control group was treated with routine rehabilitation therapy, and the observation group was given exercise therapy on the basis of conventional rehabilitation therapy. The course of treatment was 4 weeks. The lower limb's maximum weight percentage, 5-m fastest return velocity, lower extremity motor function (Fugl-Meyer, FMA) score and the difference of daily life ability score ［Barthel index (BI)］ were compared in both two groups before and after treatment. Results: After treatment for 4 weeks, the hemiplegic lower limb maximum weight percentage, 5-m fastest return velocity, FMA and BI scores in two groups were significantly increased as compared with those before treatment (P<0.01), more significantly in observation group than in control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Motor imagery therapy has good therapeutic effectiveness on limb recovery in patients with hemiplegia after stroke, and can obviously improve the daily life ability of patients. |
