Rehabilitation Science

Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2018

  • Reducing Length of Stay in Rehabilitation Hospital After Stroke by Refining the Rehabilitation Program

    Seido Miyoshi, Atushi Shinohara

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2018
    Pages: 54-58
    Received: Sep. 13, 2018
    Accepted: Mar. 17, 2019
    Published: Apr. 13, 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.rs.20180304.11
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    Abstract: To reduce the length of stay in rehabilitation hospitals, rehabilitation programs for stroke was refined. We emphasized the importance of strengthening the uninvolved lower limb, and administered stand-up and sit-down exercises 400-600 times per day. This was easily possible when performed in group therapy. By this, length of stay in a rehabilitati... Show More