Understanding Antithrombotic Agents for Rehabilitation Therapy: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.

In rehabilitation medicine, attention must be paid to the medication. Among them, antithrombotic drugs are used for the initial treatment and secondary prevention of stroke, so as a basic knowledge, the pharmacological actions, characteristics, indications, and precautions for the use of antithrombotic drugs should be known. Antithrombotic agents are divided into antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants, and the appropriate antithrombotic agent is selected according to the main disease or condition.

Two Cases Showing That Cilostazol Administration Leads to an Increase in Cerebral Blood Flow and Has a Positive Effect on Rehabilitation.

Cilostazol is a drug that has both antiplatelet and vasodilatory effects. To examine the effects of cilostazol on cerebral blood flow and rehabilitation following stroke, cilostazol was administered to two patients with chronic atherothrombotic cerebral infarction. In both patients, cilostazol administration effectively increased cerebral blood flow and promoted rehabilitation.

Effects of sodium bicarbonate bath on the quality of sleep: An assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled, pilot clinical trial.

Background: Sleep is fundamental to a healthy life, and sleep disorders are an important health issue in healthcare. Whole-body warm water bathing is a non-pharmacological, safe (non-invasive), and widely used method for comforting. Here, we explored the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate bath (SBB) on sleep quality.

Development of a Functional Bridge Test for Screening Impairments and Disabilities in Hemiplegic Patients with Acute Stroke while on the Bed.

Objectives: To provide a safe and appropriate out-of-bed program for stroke patients, screening for stroke-related functional impairments and disabilities should be performed in advance. However, few tools are available for clinical assessment of out-of-bed mobility while patients are still on bed. We sought to establish the validity and reliability of a newly developed Functional Bridge Test (FBT) for hemiplegic patients with acute stroke.

Repetitive facilitative exercise under continuous electrical stimulation for recovery of pure motor isolated hand palsy after infarction of the "hand knob" area: A case report.

Purpose: Pure motor isolated hand palsy (PMIHP) following infarction of the "hand knob" area is a rare entity in stroke. PMIHP usually recovers within the first few days, but there are rare cases where patients do not recover rapidly. Herein, we report a case of residual PMIHP in which repetitive facilitative exercise under concurrent low-amplitude continuous neuromuscular electrical stimulation ("RFE-under-cNMES") was introduced to improve hand function.

Reliability of the portable gait rhythmogram in post-stroke patients.

Background: Gait analysis, such as portable gait rhythmogram (PGR), provides objective information that helps in the quantitative evaluation of human locomotion.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability of PGR in post-stroke patients.

Methods: Two raters (A and B) examined 48 post-stroke patients.

Use of an arm weight-bearing combined with upper-limb reaching apparatus to facilitate motor paralysis recovery in an incomplete spinal cord injury patient: a single case report.

[Purpose] Training using an arm weight-bearing device combined with upper-limb reaching apparatus to facilitate motor paralysis recovery, named the "Reaching Robot", as well as Repetitive Facilitation Exercise were applied to a patient with severe impairment of the shoulder and elbow due to incomplete spinal cord injury and the effects were examined. [Subjects and Methods] A 66-year-old man with incomplete spinal cord injury participated in an upper extremity rehabilitation program involving a Reaching Robot. The program was comprised of active motor suspension, continuous low amplitude neuromuscular electrical stimulation and functional vibratory stimulation, as well as Repetitive Facilitation Exercise combined with continuous low amplitude neuromuscular electrical stimulation.