What is Hemiplegia (Stroke / Paralysis)?
Hemiplegia, also known as stroke or paralysis, is a syndrome characterized by functional impairments on one side of the body resulting from changes in brain circulation.
What are the causes of Hemiplegia (Stroke / Paralysis)?
It can occur due to cerebrovascular events, tumors, inflammation of blood vessels, connective tissue and vascular diseases. The most common causes of hemiplegia are brain hemorrhage or disruption of blood supply to the brain.
What impairments are seen in hemiplegic patients?
Although hemiplegia is fundamentally defined as loss of function on one side of the body, it encompasses a variety of clinical findings. These include speech disorders, balance problems, shoulder issues, vision problems, urinary and fecal incontinence, memory problems, and sensory loss. The symptoms vary depending on which blood vessels in the brain are affected and how.
In hemiplegic patients, impairments may occur in perception, motor and sensory functions, speech, and cognitive abilities.
What is done in hemiplegia rehabilitation?
The goal of hemiplegia rehabilitation is to help the patient regain physical, social, and economic independence and to maximize their functional abilities. This rehabilitation is carried out by a team including a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, physiotherapist, and occupational therapist.
Recovery of movement after cerebrovascular events depends closely on the cause, severity, and location of the event. Factors affecting recovery include the patient’s age, motivation, family and socio-economic status, and specific neurological deficits. Therefore, early initiation of hemiplegia rehabilitation is very important.
In hemiplegia rehabilitation;
In addition to personalized neurophysiological exercise approaches, electrotherapy methods are applied.
Technology is also utilized in hemiplegia rehabilitation. Robotic rehabilitation systems provide correct gait training to the patient, while computerized balance systems play an important role in improving balance and coordination.
What is done in occupational therapy during hemiplegia rehabilitation?
Occupational therapy helps the person adapt to daily life and also provides sensory integration training that supports regaining functions.
People with brain lesions have difficulty organizing and structuring information. The patient may show insufficiency in planning, automatic attention, and adapting to the necessary stages of tasks. Therefore, evaluating and improving sensory perception functions in patients with brain lesions is crucial. Occupational therapy plays a key role in this process.
Hemiplegic patients treated in the best physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics are successfully reintegrated into society and make significant improvements in daily living activities. At ROMMER Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, hemiplegia rehabilitation is successfully implemented by experienced physiotherapists and occupational therapists using the latest technological approaches.