ESO-WSO 2020 Joint Meeting Abstracts

Background and Aims \nFunctional recovery mechanisms are thought to be related to biological recovery of the brain lesion, adaptive reorganization by engaging new neural networks, and the use of compensatory strategies to accomplish a specific task - replacement behavior or training the patient to compensate for his or her deficit. \nAim \nThe aim of the study is to trace the effects of specialized kinesitherapeutic methodology (SKTM) on motor activity in patients with supratentorial unilateral stroke in the chronic period (SUSChP). \nMethods \nThe study was conducted with 67 patients with SUSChP (56 patients included in the experimental group - 32 men and 24 women, with duration of disease 7.8 ± 2.0 months, and 11 patients in the control group - 9 men and 2 women, with duration of disease 7.3 ± 1.5 months). \nTo assess the functionality of motor recovery using the modified scale Chedoke-McMaster and Ashworth scale. Stage of motor recovery is evaluated at baseline, 10-day and 1st month after the start of KT in both groups. Spearmans correlation analysis was used to search a connection between changes in the different metrics. \nResults \nFrom the presented correlation dependencies in the course of the applied SCTM, a negative correlation dependence was found between functional recovery and muscle tone of the upper and lower extremity, with the highest significance on day 10. \nConclusions \nThis is due to the effect of targeted upper and lower extremity exercises with the ultimate goal of improving motor activity. \n