[Restoration of the complicated locomotor functions of the upper extremities in the patients surviving ischemic stroke].

During the late and residual periods of stroke, it is necessary to pay attention to the training of complex spatial movements along with the traditional restoration of the balance and strength of para-articular muscles and the mobility of the paretic limb joints. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of robotic therapy for the recovery of the functions of the upper extremities in the late and residual periods of stroke. The study involved 52 patients who had survived ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery.

[The principal approaches to the treatment of post-stroke shoulder pain syndrome].

Post-stroke pain syndrome is one of the serious complications of stroke preventing the restoration of motor activity, routine everyday and professional independence of the patients. This review is focused on pathogenesis of central and peripheral shoulder pain syndromes on the affected side of the body and the principal approaches to their treatment during the post-stroke recovery period. The paper describes the main manual and robotic methods for the treatment of shoulder pain depending on its pathogenesis and the typical therapeutic protocols.