ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Clinical efficacy of motor imagery therapy based on fNIRs technology in rehabilitation of upper limb function after acute cerebral infarction.
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the efficacy of motor imagery therapy (MIT) based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRs) technology in rehabilitation of upper limb function after cerebral infarction, so as to provide guidance for clinical practice. Methods: A total of 84 patients with upper limb dysfunction after acute cerebral infarction admitted to Wuhan Puren Hospital from January 2020 to January 2021 were included in this study and randomly divided into two groups based on random number table method: experimental group and control group, with 42 cases in each group. Both groups were given active symptomatic treatment. The control group received conventional exercise rehabilitation, while the experimental group also received MIT based on fNIRs technology in addition to the treatment method adopted by the control group, lasting for eight weeks. The simplified Fugl-Meyer scale was utilized to evaluate the recovery of upper limb function, and the changes of Oxy-Hb and Deoxy-Hb concentrations in the frontal area of brain tissue were measured to evaluate the total effective rate of clinical rehabilitation. Results: At four and eight weeks of treatment, the Fugl-Meyer scores of the two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), and those in experimental group were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.05), with no significant difference before treatment (P>0.05). After treatment, Oxy-Hb concentration in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), while Deoxy-Hb concentration was lower than that in the control group, with a statistical significance (P<0.05). The total effective rate of rehabilitation in the experimental group was 88.10%, which was significantly higher than 73.81% in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Motor imagery therapy (MIT) Based on fNIRs technology has important clinical value in rehabilitation of upper limb function after cerebral infarction and is superior to conventional exercise rehabilitation alone, boasting a variety of effects, such as improving the curative effect, ameliorating blood oxygen in brain tissue, and promoting the rehabilitation of upper limb function of patients.
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