Active exercise refers to the exercise that patients rely on their own ability to complete. Its purpose is to restore muscle strength through exercise, increase the range of joint activity and improve the coordination of limbs muscles.
Patients with incomplete paralysis or complete hemiplegia should actively do active exercise after the muscle strength of the affected side is restored. Patients who can't get out of bed should abduct their shoulders, do elbow joint, wrist joint flexion and extension, clench fist, palm extension and other actions. The lower limbs should adhere to abduction and internal rotation, flex the lower limbs, and exercise their muscle strength and joint function. Do it every time 10 minute, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
Generally speaking, the functional recovery of lower limbs in stroke patients with hemiplegia is earlier than that of upper limbs. If possible, start standing and walking training 2 ~ 3 weeks after onset. Starting to stand and walk as soon as possible is an effective method to prevent atrophy and deformity of lower limbs, especially intractable foot drop, and also an effective measure to improve the physiological function of the whole body.
Patients who have just got out of bed should practice standing and walking with the help of others, and gradually transition to supporting objects by themselves, such as supporting walls, handrails, lifting their legs high, practicing standing with their affected feet, and then standing still after adapting. Walk steadily and slowly, cultivate correct gait, correct splayed feet, and prevent the body from leaning excessively to the healthy side. At first, you can walk with crutches. If you recover smoothly, you'd better walk with your bare hands.
In addition, stroke patients can grasp objects with both hands. When elbow flexion and pushing, they can hold cylindrical objects with the upper limbs of the affected side, stretch the upper limbs, or shrug their shoulders, turn their shoulders and pat the wall with the hands of the affected side.
Regular exercise is not only beneficial to improve your immunity, but also can effectively relieve the pain caused by diseases. The above is an introduction about how stroke patients exercise. I believe you know something about it by reading. I hope our information can help you and you will get better as soon as possible.