International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine, 2025, 7(1); doi: 10.25236/IJFM.2025.070101.
Weisi Guo1, Fanhua Meng2
1Physical Examination Center, Jilin Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Jilin City, Jilin Province, 132012, China
2Stroke Unit, the Affiliated Hospital of Beihua University, Jilin City, Jilin Province, 132000, China
This study evaluated the effectiveness of supplementing basic rehabilitation therapy with aerobic exercise for patients with hemiplegia following cerebral infarction. A total of 174 patients were randomly divided into a control group receiving only basic therapy and an intervention group that also underwent aerobic exercise. After treatment, the intervention group demonstrated significant improvements in cardiopulmonary function (P < 0.05). While the control group did not. Although both groups showed enhancements in motor function and activities of daily living (P < 0.05), there were no significant differences between them in these areas. Thus, combining aerobic exercise with basic rehabilitation proved beneficial for improving cardiopulmonary function in patients with hemiplegia after cerebral infarction.
cerebral infarction; hemiplegia; aerobic exercise; cardiopulmonary function; rehabilitation training; Fugl-Meyer Assessment; Barthel Index
Weisi Guo, Fanhua Meng. Study on the Effects of Aerobic Exercise Rehabilitation Training on Cardiopulmonary Function and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients with Hemiplegia after Cerebral Infarction. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 1: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2025.070101.
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