Functional rehabilitation of the upper limb after righthemisphere
stroke: evaluation of the effectiveness of methods
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COMMUNAL NON-COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE “UZHHOROD CITY POLYCLINIC OF UZHHOROD CITY COUNCIL”, UZHHOROD, UKRAINE
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UZHHOROD NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, UZHHOROD, UKRAINE
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MARIUPOL STATE UNIVERSITY, KYIV, UKRAINE
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE ON PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT, KYIV, UKRAINE
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KHMELNYTSKYI INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, UNIVERSITY “UKRAINE”, KHMELNYTSKYI, UKRAINE
Publication date: 2026-01-30
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2026;(1):196-201
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Aim: To study the impact of physical and occupational therapies on upper limb function and the degree of limitations in patients with right-hemisphere
ischemic stroke complicated by neglect.
Materials and Methods: The study involved 58 patients, including 29 females and 29 males. The patients had their first ischemic stroke in the right hemi
sphere
of the brain and unilateral spatial neglect. The average age of the patients was 68.62±10.06 years. The patients were divided into the MG and the CG
in 29 individuals. In order to assess the impact of upper limb impairment and the degree of limitations experienced by patients, we used the main section of
the DASH questionnaire, which consisted of 30 questions.
Results: The recovery of the upper limb in patients in the MG was better than in the CG. The recovery of the upper limb in patients according to the DASH
questionnaire in the CG improved by 22%, and in the MG by 43%. Thus, after six months of using rehabilitation programs in the CG and the MG, the recovery
of upper limb activities occurred almost 2 times faster in the MG than in the CG.
Conclusions: Thus, the study confirmed the positive effect of a combined program of physical and occupational therapies conducted with MG patients on the
sensorimotor recovery of the upper limb.