Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science

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The Effects of Stair Climbing Training with Functional Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Strength, Balance, and Gait in Patients with Chronic Stroke

  • Koh, Sieun (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Sahmyook University) ;
  • Choi, Wonjae (Department of Physical Therapy, Joongbu University) ;
  • Lee, Seungwon (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and welfare, Sahmyook University)
  • Received : 2021.03.02
  • Accepted : 2021.03.15
  • Published : 2021.03.31
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Abstract

Objective: The weakness of muscle strength due to stroke affects the posture control and gait in the patients with stroke. Stroke This study examined the effects of the stair climbing training with functional electrical stimulation on muscle strength, dynamic balance, and gait in individuals with chronic stroke. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: Total forty-eight patients were randomly assigned to the 3 groups. Participants randomly divided to stair climbing training with functional electrical stimulation group (SCT+FES group, n=16), stair climbing training group (SCT group, n=16) and control group (n=16). Subjects in the SCT+FES group and SCT group performed stair walking training with and without functional electrical stimulation for 30 minutes, 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks and all subjects received conventional physical therapy for 30 minutes with 5 sessions per week for 4 weeks. Outcome measurements were assessed using the sit-to stand Test for strength, timed up and go test and modified-timed up and go test for dynamic balance, and 10m walk test and GaitRite system for gait. Results: In the SCT+FES group, subjects have been shown the significant increase in lower extremity strength (p<0.05), significantly improve in dynamic balance (p<0.05), and significantly improve in their temporal gait parameter (p<0.05). The SCT+FES group was significantly better than other groups in all parameters (p<0.05). Conclusions: This result suggested that the SCT+FES may be effective strategy to improve muscle strength, dynamic balance, and gait for individuals with chronic stroke.

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This paper was supported by the Sahmyook University.

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