| Objective: To explore the efficacy of upper limb robot training in patients after rotator cuff tear repair surgery. Methods: A total of 60 patients after rotator cuff tear repair surgery were randomized into either the control group (n=30) or the observation group (n=30). All of them were given conventional physiotherapy and kinesitherapy, and the patients in the observation group were given upper limb robot-assisted exercise training additionally. Shoulder joint position recurrence deviation angle, passive range of motion (PROM), visual analogue scale (VAS), the Constant-Murley scale (CMS) and functional independence measurement (FIM) were adopted to assess the proprioception and upper limb motor function of all patients before and 6 weeks after the treatment. Results: After 6 weeks of treatment, the recurrence deviation angle of shoulder joint position and VAS in two groups were decreased, and PROM, CMS and FIM were improved, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). The changes of the indicators in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: For patients after rotator cuff tear repair surgery, conventional physiotherapy and kinesitherapy combined with upper limb robot training can more effectively improve the patient’s shoulder proprioception and upper limb motor function, and it is worthy of clinical application. |
