为什么 卒中 患者 Find It 困难的 to 移动? It’s 相关的 to 痉挛. - 卒中 中心 - 司羿 智能的

As the 卒中 患者 recover, the 痉挛 will increase and 患者 will feel resistance when 移动. So, what is 痉挛? It is an increase in 肌张力 that is the amount of tension(or resistance to movement) in muscles. 卒中 may cause an abnormal increase in 肌张力, leading to 痉挛.

Is increased 肌张力 a good thing or bad thing?

In fact, we 所有的 have a certain amount of 肌张力. Normal 肌张力 helps us hold our bodies upright when we are sitting and standing, ensure body movement control. Increased 下 肢体 肌张力 is beneficial to help 患者 stand and walk, and reduce the incidence of deep vein thrombosis. However, excessive 肌张力 will affect the stability of the 患者’s standing balance, the 患者’s walking gait and make the 患者 移动 more slowly, even resulting in 疼痛.

How to measure 肌张力 clinically?

To check the 患者’s 肌张力, the therapist touches the muscle stiffness while passively flexing and stretching the 患者’s 肢体, feeling the resistance during passive movement. If the muscle becomes stiff when touched and resistance increases during passive movement, it is an increase in 肌张力. Clinically, there are professional scales for the assessment of 肌张力, and the most commonly used is the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS).

What are the manifestations of 肌张力 increase in 卒中 患者?

Take the 上 肢体 of the affected side of 卒中 患者 as an example, there will be the following typical manifestations:

How to reduce 肌张力?

1. Use the safe and comfortable positioning when sitting and sleeping after 卒中

2. Moving as much as possible is 重要的 to ease muscle tightening and prevent muscle shortening.

3. Avoid cold stimulation to the body. Hot compress 肢体 with warm towels.

4. Regular stretching is helpful. The direction of the stretching should be opposite to the direction of the muscle tension and held at the end for at least 30 seconds.

To help 卒中 患者 reduce 肌张力 in the process of 恢复, 司羿 has launched a new generation Soft Robotic 手 康复 Glove HRC12（click to learn more)  for home 康复. HRC12 has unique extend mode that can static stretch 患者’s 手 to decrease 肌张力 and increase 活动范围. Combined with soft robotic 外骨格 technology and neuroscience, newly-upgraded HRC12 has stronger power to drive 患者’ affected 手 to execute flexion and extension. It also has fine 运动 training that driving each finger to perform the flexion and extension. When C12 was released, it hit a lot of markets and loved by many 患者 with its practicality, easy-to-use and flexibility. Its unique extend mode can effectively help 患者 reduce 肌张力 and relieve spasms, accelerating the process of 手 功能 康复.

Tips: When it comes to hypertonia, you should first seek guidance from therapists and doctors