Stroke is an acute impairment of circulation of blood in the brain and it impairs function of all brain or its separate parts. Furthermore, after stroke shows up paralysis of one body side and especially impairs arm function. That’s why the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of early physiotherapy for arm function of patients after stroke. The goals of the research was: to evaluate motions of shoulder girdle, hand and complicated motions of arm before physiotherapy; to evaluate motions of shoulder girdle, hand and complicated motions of arm after physiotherapy; to estimate whether additional physiotherapy improved retraining of arm function. The research was performed in neurological department of Siauliai hospital. Sixty patients after cerebrovascular stroke took part in this study. They where grouped in two groups: thirty patients for control group and thirty patients for investigative group. For control group’s patients was applied a traditional physical therapy for retraining arm function. For investigative group besides the traditional physical therapy were applied additional physical therapy procedures accordingly to Carr and Shepherd (1990) for retraining arm function. Study used these research methods: evaluation of motions of shoulder girdle, evaluation of motions of hand, evaluation of complicated motions of arm and mathematical statistics. Arm function was evaluated by motion assessment scale. Several conclusions were made in summary of results of... [to full text]

Tyrimo problema: Krūties vėžys – dažniausia onkologinė liga tarp kitų moterų vėžinių susirgimų, kurios aktualumą lemia didėjantis sergančiųjų moterų skaičius. Po krūties vėžio operacijos sumažėja judesių amplitudės per peties sąnarį, sutrinka limfos nutekėjimas, ko pasekoje atsiranda limfedema, taip pat atsiranda skausmas, tempimas, sumažėja raumenų jėga, blogėja gyvenimo kokybė. Šioms problemoms spręsti taikoma kineziterapija. Tyrimo objektas: peties sąnario judesių amplitudės, rankos apimties ir skausmo pokyčiai taikant skirtingas kineziterapijos programas. Darbo tikslas: įvertinti skirtingų kineziterapijos programų poveikį rankos funkcijoms, skausmui ir tinimui bei gyvenimo gerovei po mastektomijos. Uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti ir palyginti gyvenimo gerovę prieš ir po kineziterapijos. 2. Nustatyti ir palyginti skausmo intensyvumą, judesių amplitudę, rankos apimtis prieš fizinius pratimus, masažą ir po jų. 3. Nustatyti ir palyginti skausmo intensyvumą, judesių amplitudę, rankos apimtis prieš fizinius pratimus, masažą, limfodrenažinį masažą ir po jų. 4. Nustatyti ir palyginti skausmo intensyvumą, judesių amplitudę, rankos apimčių rezultatus prieš fizinius pratimus, masažą, limfodrenažinį masažą, kinezioteipavimą ir po jų. 5. Įvertinti skirtingų kineziterapijos programų poveikį rankos funkcijai po mastektomijos. Tyrimo metodai ir organizavimas: 8 moterys, kurioms buvo atlikta mastektomija, buvo suskirstytos į dvi grupes po 4 tiriamąsias. Pirmos grupės moterims kineziterapijos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Problem of study: Breast cancer – the most common oncological disease among others cancers, whitch relevance is influenced by increasing number of women. After a breast cancer operation a shoulder’s joint range of motion is decreased, leak of lymph has fallen into disarray, which cause a lymphedema, pain, strech, decreased muscle strenght, low quality of life. Object of study: changes of shoulder‘s range of motion, hand‘s volume and pain after application of various programmes of physiotherapy. Aim of study: to determine the impact of various physiotherapy programs to thand‘s functions, pain, swelling and life quality after mastectomy. Goals of study: 1. To determine and to compare the results of life quality before and after the application of physiotherapy. 2. To determine and compare the results of pain intensity, range of motion and hand‘s volume before and after the application of physical exercises and massage. 3. To determine and compare the results of pain intensity, range of motion and hand‘s volume before and after the application of physical exercises, massage and lymphatic drainage. 4. To determine and compare the results of pain intensity, range of motion and hand‘s volume before and after the application of physical exercises, massage, lymphatic drainage and kinesio taping. 5. To evaluate the effectiveness of various physiotherapy programs on hand‘s functions after mastectomy. Methods and organization of study: 8 women, who had a breast cancer operation... [to full text]