Comparison Of The Effects Of Rehabilitation On The Prognosis Of Ischemic Stroke In A Chinese Hospital

Background:Stroke occurrence, mortality, and prevalence fluctuate generally among distinctive districts in China, and the quantity of patients who died from stroke is three times more than those who died from coronary heart disease. In China, the increase rate of hypertension and stroke related deaths shows a need for improvement in health care from the hospitals, as well as individuals. Stroke can serve as an alarm to underlying factors, and physiotherapy can help implement better behavioral interventions.Aim:Although Chinese medicine has been used since ancient times in the treatment of stroke in China, its effects are not fully understood yet. Western rehabilitation has equally been slowly growing in China, and is equally not familiar among its inhabitants as a viable method of treating stroke. This study seeks to understand the role rehabilitation in the prognosis of ischemic stroke, as well as shed more light in the role played by both Chinese and Western rehabilitation in treating stroke.Methodology:This study was carried out retrospectively with the data of 150 patients, collected from the hospital database for a period of one year and structured questionnaire, using purposive sampling. Descriptive analysis was analyzed as mean ±SD and SPSS was used for data analysis.Results:Of all the risk factors associated with stroke, hypertension was the most prevalent accounting for 66.14%, of which 54.8%were male and 45.2%female. The other risk factors weren’t as prevalent with alcohol consumption accounting for 42.5%, smoking 43.3%, diabetes mellitus 29.1%, heart disease (coronary heart disease, ischemic heart disease) 38.58%, atrial fibrillation 5.5%, and 8.6%had had an episode of Transient Ischemic Attack. Though the number of participants was few, the NIHSS scores and Barthel scores observed showed an improvement. Results equally showed rapid progress in patients registered within three days to occurrence of stroke. This highlights the importance of early registration for rehab programs post stroke.Conclusion:The study demonstrated the effects, importance, and significance of early rehabilitation post stroke. It equally demonstrated the benefits of combining both Western and Chinese medicine therapies...