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AI InsightGroups were evaluated by active joint range of motion,the Modified Ashworth Scale, Brunnstrom's upper extremity and hand staging, Visual AnalogScale, and the Barthel index at four time points: before the therapy (T1), after the first week oftherapy (T2), at discharge (T3), and two months after discharge (T4).Results: In the study group, significantly better improvements were observed in the activeexternal rotation of the shoulder for the period "before the therapy until the discharge" (p
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Abstract
Introduction: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the efficacy of the combined application of conventional physical therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation applied to theshoulder, arm, elbow and wrist of the hemiplegic side in the rehabilitation of hemiplegic patients.Materials and Method: The study group received conventional physical therapy modalitiesplus neuromuscular electrical stimulation (n=15) whereas the control group received conventional therapy alone (n=15). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation was applied to the shoulder, arm,elbow, and wrist of the hemiplegic side. Groups were evaluated by active joint range of motion,the Modified Ashworth Scale, Brunnstrom's upper extremity and hand staging, Visual AnalogScale, and the Barthel index at four time points: before the therapy (T1), after the first week oftherapy (T2), at discharge (T3), and two months after discharge (T4).Results: In the study group, significantly better improvements were observed in the activeexternal rotation of the shoulder for the period "before the therapy until the discharge" (p
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Giriş: Bu araştırmada hemiplejik hastalarda konvansiyonel rehabilitasyona ilaveten nöromüsküler elektriksel stimülasyon uygulamasının omuz, kol, dirsek ve el bileğine kombine uygulanmasının rehabilitasyondaki etkinliğinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma grubuna (n=15) konvansiyonel fizik tedavi modaliteleri ve nöromüsküler elektriksel stimülasyon, kontrol grubuna (n=15) yalnız konvansiyonel fizik tedavi modaliteleri uygulandı. Nöromüsküler elektriksel stimülasyon, inmeli taraftaki omuz, kol, dirsek ve el bileğine uygulandı. Gruplar tedavi öncesi, tedavinin birinci haftası, taburculuk ve iki ay sonra aktifeklem hareket açıklığı, Modifiye Ashworth Skalası, Brunnstrom'un üst ekstremite ve el evrelemesi, Vizuel Analog Skala ve Barthel indeksi ile değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Nöromüsküler elektriksel stimülasyon grubunda; tedavi öncesi ve taburculuk dönemi aralığında omuz aktif dış rotasyonunda anlamlı artış (p