How to treat shoulder hand syndrome after stroke?

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Every winter is the peak of stroke for the elderly. The swelling and pain of the hand suddenly appear after hemiplegia. Some patients have severe pain, and dare not let the caregivers, family members and therapists touch his hand. The pain even affects the night sleep. This is a common complication after stroke, mostly in 1-3 months after hemiplegia. Severe pain will affect the comprehensive rehabilitation of patients, should be treated as soon as possible, if not treated, it will lead to permanent hand and finger deformity, affect the function of the hand. So we must do a good job in the related work of this disease, so how to treat shoulder hand syndrome after stroke?.

How to treat shoulder hand syndrome after stroke?

First, when the patient is lying in bed or sitting in a wheelchair, he may ignore the placement of the affected hand, making the wrist passive in flexion position for a long time.

Second: on the one hand, due to gravity, on the other hand, due to the low tension of antagonistic muscles, the wrist flexes obviously.

Third: most of the venous lymphatic return of the hand is on the back of the hand. Long time wrist flexion will affect the lymphatic blood return, and the back of the hand is also the main source of edema.

matters needing attention

If the following requirements can be achieved as far as possible, good preventive effect can be achieved. 1. Position and raise the affected limb to prevent wrist flexion. 2. Grasp the range of activity, passive and active movement should be in the normal range of activity or painless range of activity. 3. Try not to let the patients with sensory impairment contact with hot water bottle and other objects, so as to avoid scalding and accidental injury.