Li, a functional therapist in rehabilitation department, has developed a new patent support-dynamic hand function trainer, which can improve the rehabilitation effect of hand contracture. (Photo courtesy of Miaoli Daqian Hospital) Ni, a rehabilitation physician at Miaoli Daqian General Hospital, said that stroke patients in China are younger. It is suggested that patients should grasp the golden treatment time and receive rehabilitation treatment within half a year after stroke is stable, so as to reduce sequelae such as weakness of hands and feet and hand contracture. According to research statistics, about 70% of stroke patients will have hand dysfunction, so in order to improve their quality of life or return to the workplace, they often need to wear hand-assisted wood AIDS to improve their self-care ability.
However, Li, a functional therapist in the rehabilitation department of the hospital, pointed out that the traditional fixed hand fittings are hard and easy to feel uncomfortable and sultry when worn. If it is worn for too long, it may lead to muscle atrophy and joint contracture, which will lead to the decline of limb function and cannot provide active exercise training for patients.
In this regard, after more than a year, Li developed a "new patent support-dynamic hand function trainer". Gloves are soft and comfortable, which is different from the traditional auxiliary wood which only has the fixing function but lacks the training function. It can not only achieve the effect of continuous lacing, but also have a fine-tuning function similar to adjusting steel wire when correcting teeth. It can even be combined with electrotherapy and exercise training to promote the coordination of hand muscle strength and movements, so that people with severe hand contracture can effectively complete rehabilitation movements, thus enhancing their confidence.
A 28-year-old man surnamed Qiu in Miaoli County suffered from obstructive cerebrovascular disease four years ago. After emergency application of thrombolytic agent, he still left serious hand and foot dysfunction. It took more than 20 minutes to pull out the contracture left palm. Although he has made great improvement after active rehabilitation, he still has great troubles in the workplace because there is no assistive device to help him press the computer keyboard. It was not until he used the dynamic hand function trainer that he clearly saw the progress and happily returned to work.