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:
13 September 2018
Accepted:
17 March 2019
Published:
13 April 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 rehabilitation hospital has become shorter, FIM scores at discharge have become higher, and ratio of patients discharged to their own home has become higher.
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...
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