Life After Stroke: How to Dress and Undress

Jan 04, 2023

Studies have shown that about 90 percent of stroke patients can regain walking and self-care ability if they receive professional and active rehabilitation treatment, and some patients can also undertake light work. In contrast, only 6 percent of patients regained walking and self-care ability without rehabilitation. With guidance, training and assistance, many patients are able to dress and undress themselves. It is of great significance for patients to regain self-confidence and improve self-care ability.

Sweaters

1.After the patient is seated, place the back of the jacket upward on the legs of the patient, and fold the back hem upward about 15cm.

2.Put the affected side arm on the other side of the hem. Use the healthy side hand to hold the bottom to the cuff into a cylinder shape, and then put it on the affected side of the upper arm.

3.Put the healthy upper arm in the sleeve.

4.Use the healthy hand to pull the sleeve on the affected side to the shoulder joint.

5.Pull the clothes over your head with the healthy hand

6.Pull down the front and back hem, organize the garment.

Undress: Take off the healthy side sleeve first, the neckline and finally the affected side

Shirts

1.Place the affected upper limb on the leg and put the sleeve over the forearm of the affected upper limb with the healthy hand

2.Pull over the sleeve on the affected side to the shoulder joint

3.Put the healthy arm in the sleeve and fasten the button with a healthy hand

Undress: To undress the shirt, after unbuttoning, take off the healthy side sleeve first and then the affected side sleeve.

Pants

1.You can sit on the bedside or a chair, and cross the affected lower limb on the healthy lower limb. Place the affected hand on the ipsilateral lower leg thigh. Put the pant over the affected lower limb with the healthy side hand.

2.Put pants on the healthy lower limb

3.Stand up and pull your trousers to the waist

Undress: To undress the pant, you can lie on the bed or stand next to the bed, pull the waist of your pants to just above the knee joint, sit and remove the healthy side leg, then remove the affected side leg

Key points:

1.To dress, use your unaffected arm to dress the affected side first. To undress, remove the healthy side first, then the affected side.

2. Choose soft and loose-fitting clothing