What should I do if the elderly have hemiplegia?

Elderly people suffering from hemiplegia should seek medical treatment promptly and carry out appropriate rehabilitation training, while paying attention to daily care.

The main cause of hemiplegia in the elderly is stroke. Stroke is the collective name for acute cerebrovascular diseases in traditional Chinese medicine.

In the acute stage of stroke, you must seek medical treatment in time to avoid missing the best opportunity for treatment; after entering the recovery period of stroke, you must also pay close attention to treatment. This period is a critical period for the treatment of hemiplegia, and patients must establish Confidence in treatment, actively cooperate with doctors in treatment, and strive to restore symptoms to the best level;

If treatment is started only after entering the sequelae stage, the treatment effect is usually not good.

In addition, the patient should also strengthen training, and can carry out active functional training, and try to move the limbs to the maximum range that the patient can bear;

If the patient is unable to perform active movements, he should also You can go to the rehabilitation department for passive functional training, including upper limb, lower limb and language function training.

Family members of patients should also pay attention to nursing care and turn over and pat the back of hemiplegic patients regularly to prevent bedsores.