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Effects of Visual Feedback Treadmill Gait Training Program Combined with Virtual Reality Technology and a Force Plate Measurement System on Gait Ability and Quality of Life in Stroke Patients

가상현실과 힘판을 통한 시각적 되먹임 트레드밀 보행훈련이 뇌졸중 환자의 보행능력과 삶의 질에 미치는 영향

  • 이동률 (호남대학교 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2020.01.23
  • Accepted : 2020.04.27
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to improve the gait ability and quality of life of stroke patients by combining virtual reality technology and a visual feedback gait training program with entertainment elements. Ten stroke patients with circumduction gait were selected. The visual feedback treadmill gait training program using virtual reality technology and a force plate measurement system was conducted 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, with 25 sessions in 5 weeks. To investigate the effects of this gait training program, evaluations using the joint range-of-motion test, muscle activity tests, Berg balance scale (BBS), gait analysis, and stroke-specific quality-of-life scale (SS-QOL) were performed before and after intervention. Statistically significant differences were found in the joint range of motion and muscle activity of the affected side from the initial swing phase to the mid-swing phase of the gait cycle, dynamic balance, gait function, and quality of life (p <0.05). The results of this study indicate that the gait training program improved the foot drop, muscle activity, dynamic balance, and gait ability of stroke patients with circumduction gait, thereby improving the quality of life of the patients. Therefore, we recommend the application of the visual feedback treadmill gait training program using virtual reality technology and a force plate measurement system to improve gait ability and quality of life of stroke patients with circumduction gait.

본 연구는 뇌졸중 환자에게 엔터테인먼트요소가 가미된 가상현실과 시각적 되먹임 보행 훈련 프로그램을 병행하여 보행능력과 삶의 질을 향상시키고자 하였다. 이에 휘돌림 보행을 하는 뇌졸중 환자 10명을 선정하여, 가상현실과 힘판을 통한 시각적 되먹임 트레드밀보행훈련을 일일 30분씩, 주5회, 5주간 총 25회 실시하였다. 이러한 보행훈련의 효과를 알아보기 위해 관절가동범위검사, 근활성도 검사, 버그 균형 척도(BBS), 보행분석, 삶의 질(SS-QOL) 평가를 중재 전·후 시행하였다. 본 연구결과, 보행 흔듦기 시기에 마비측 관절가동범위와 근활성도, 동적균형능력, 보행능력, 삶의 질이 중재 후 통계학적으로 유의하게 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 본 연구결과를 통해 본 연구의 보행훈련이 휘돌림 보행을 하는 뇌졸중 환자의 발처짐, 근활성도, 동적 균형 및 보행능력을 향상시키고, 이로 인한 삶의 질도 개선하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 휘돌림 보행을 하는 뇌졸중 환자의 보행능력 향상과 삶의 질 개선을 통한 라이프케어증진을 위해 가상현실과 힘판을 통한 시각적 되먹임 트레드밀보행훈련 프로그램 적용을 권장한다.

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Acknowledgement

This paper was studied with the support of Honam University's academic research funds in 2017.

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