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Effects of 12-week balance training with visual feedback on balance and walking functions in patients with chronic stroke

12주 동안의 시각 되먹임 균형 훈련이 만성뇌졸중 환자의 균형 및 보행에 미치는 영향

  • Jeong, Myeong-Kyun (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Hong-Ik Hospital) ;
  • Oh, Duck-Won (Dept. of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Cheongju University)
  • 정명균 (홍익병원 물리치료실) ;
  • 오덕원 (청주대학교 보건의료대학 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2013.09.06
  • Accepted : 2013.11.20
  • Published : 2013.11.28

Abstract

This study was to determine the effect of 12-week balance training with visual feedback on balance and walking functions in patients with post-stroke hemiparesis. Twenty individuals with chronic stroke volunteered to participate in this study. They were randomly allocated to either experimental group (EG) or control group (CG), with 10 subjects in each group. Subjects from the group 1 underwent 15-min balance training with visual feedback and 15-min routine-scheduled physical therapy, and subjects from the group 2 performed 30-min routine-scheduled physical therapy only, which comprised mat exercise, strengthening, postural correction, and functional practice. Assessment tools were made with the Functional Reach Test (FRT), Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), and 6 Min Walk Test (6MWT). In within-group comparison, the EG showed significant differences in all parameters (p<0.05), while significant differences were not found for the CG (p>0.05). In between-group comparison, the change values of the FRT and 6MWT appeared to be significantly greater for the EG than those of the CG (p<0.05). These findings suggest that balance training with visual feedback may be favorably used to improve balance and walking functions in patients with chronic post-stroke hemiparesis. Further studies with larger sample and long-term follow-up period need to generalize the results of this study.

본 연구는 만성뇌졸중 환자의 균형과 보행에 대한 12주간의 시각 되먹임 균형 훈련의 효과를 비교하기 위하여 시행되었다. 연구대상자는 총 20명으로 실험군과 대조군에 10명씩 무작위로 할당되었다. 실험군은 근력, 자세조절 그리고 기능적 훈련을 포함한 보존적 물리치료와 시각 되먹임을 이용한 균형훈련을 각각 15분씩 시행하였으며, 대조군은 30분안 보존적 물리치료를 시행하였다. 균형 및 보행 능력에 대한 측정은 기능적 도달 검사(Function Reach Test, FRT), 일어서서 걷기 검사(Timed Up and Go Test, TUGT), 6분 걷기 검사(6 Min Walk Test, 6MWT) 사용하여 시행되었다. 집단 내 비교에서 실험군은 모든 변수에서 통계학적으로 유의하게 향상되는 것으로 나타났으나(p<.05), 대조군은 모든 변수에서 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(p>.05). 집단 간 비교에서 있어서는 FRT와 6MWT에서 통계학적으로 유의하게 향상되는 것으로 나타났다(p<.05). 본 연구의 결과는 시각 되먹임을 사용한 균형 훈련이 만성 뇌졸중 환자의 균형과 보행 향상을 위해 긍정적으로 사용될 수 있다는 것을 의미한다. 본 연구의 결과를 일반화하기 위해서는 보다 많은 대상자들을 포함시킨 장기간의 연구가 계속 이루어져할 것이다.

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