Current Situation of the Fugl-Meyer Scale for Evaluation of Upper Extremity Motor Function in Stroke Patients: A Short Review |Biomedgrid

The incidence of stroke is increasing yearly, and the remaining upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke is still problematic for rehabilitation treatment. Proper assessment tools help gain additional feedback on rehabilitation effectiveness. Although many methods exist for assessing upper extremity motor function after stroke in a clinical setting, the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Motor Scale is the most valid and reliable. It has been translated into several languages for rehabilitation assessment in different countries. The Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Motor Scale is clinically used as the gold standard for evaluating upper limb motor function in post-stroke patients due to its high operability and low cost.