Rehabilitation of Paralysis Due to Apoplexy

Apoplexy, known as wind stroke in traditional Chinese medicine, is usually seen in hypertension, cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction as defined in modern medicine. At present, about a third of the provinces and municipalities in China have entered the era of an ageing society. There are about two million aged people who suffer from wind stroke each year in China, among whom about 70% have various sequelae. With the growth of an ageing population and the development of medical science, the morbidity and survival rate of apoplexy and the rate of its resultant after paralysis occurs have also increased. The author has based this book on over 10 years of clinical treatment and research into paralysis due to wind stroke. Medical terms and body positions are illustrated in detail with necessary explanations. For ease of comprehension the directions and the range of physiological movement of the main joints are fully illustrated in Chapter 2. The book also introduces different nursing and rehabilitative therapeutic methods for the acute stage, convalescence and sequelae. Pan Chang graduated from university, majoring in traditional Chinese medicine. Council member of China Society of TCM and Pharmacology and of Hong Kong International Association of Traditional Medicine. Currently on the staff of Shuangliu Hospital of TCM, Chengdu.