Study on early rehabilitation and rehabilitation technology after stroke: Chinese scholars' reports published abroad

Abstract

Stroke has become the second most common cause of death and the leading common cause of disability in China. Early rehabilitation of ischemic stroke has been approved widely, but early rehabilitation of hemorrhagic stroke has not been agreed, especially regard to the time for commence and the safety of early rehabilitation. Rehabilitation technology after stroke has been explored and researched continuously, in order to improve motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) of patients with stroke. This paper selected three high-quality perspective randomized controlled trails (RCTs) by Chinese scholars regarding early rehabilitation after stroke, which were published in foreign journals during past 3 years, and focused on study methods and results. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2017.03.002