Rehabilitation after ischemic stroke in the elderly

Kuklińska Paulina, Gackowska Martyna. Rehabilitation after ischemic stroke in the elderly. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2020;10(8):340‑345. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2020.10.08.040 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2020.10.08.040 https://zenodo.org/record/3996465 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2020; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 01.08.2020. Revised: 05.08.2020. Accepted: 23.08.2020. Rehabilitation after ischemic stroke in the elderly Paulina Kuklińska, Martyna Gackowska Martyna Gackowska e-mail: martynatdw@gmail.com ORCID 0000-0001-6305-1057 Paulina Kuklińska e-mail: paulinakuklinska@onet.eu ORCID 0000-0001-6361-4577 Faculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus University Abstract Introduction The article is an attempt to assess the effectiveness of various physiotherapeutic methods in people after ischemic stroke in the elderly, because rehabilitation has been shown to be an indispensable element of the treatment of these people. The range of methods used is a broadly understood concept, and this article will present the most effective reports from the world of physiotherapy on how to rehabilitate patients after a stroke. Aim The aim of the article is to characterize given methods as therapies, to indicate applications in rehabilitation and to assess their effectiveness. Methods and materials The most commonly used methods for patient improvement are NDT-Bobath, a Kabat proprioceptive pathway method (PNF). The basic therapy for the elderly after an ischemic stroke should be carried out with support for motor imagining. This article uses pilot and review works from 1986-2017. Results The presented methods of improving NDT Bobath, PNF and motor imagery are more effective in the treatment of people after ischemic stroke in the elderly than traditional methods of treatment. Research that was used for the purposes of this article conducted in the years 2009-2015 prove the effectiveness of these methods. Conclusions Based on the research carried out so far, the effectiveness of the given methods on the process of rehabilitation of a patient after a stroke can be confirmed. The use of both basic therapeutic and supportive methods at the same time gives beneficial results than using them alone. Key words: rehabilitation, stroke, neurorehabilitatio