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http://dx.doi.org/10.13066/kspm.2012.7.4.411

The Effects of Balance Training with Visual Cue Deprivation on Gait Function in Patients with Stroke  

Moon, Sung-Jun (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital)
Kim, Yong-Wook (Department of Physical Therapy, Jeonju University)
Kim, Tae-Ho (Department of Physical Therapy, Deagu University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine / v.7, no.4, 2012 , pp. 411-421 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of balance rehabilitation training with the visual cue deprivation on gait function in stroke patients in comparison with balance training without the visual cue deprivation. METHODS: Twenty two stroke patients participated in this study. Patients were randomly assigned to one of the two balance training program with and without the visual cue deprivation. Balance training session for each group lasted 50 minutes, 3 times a week for a total of 6 weeks. Gait function was measured with the Functional Gait Assessment (FGA), the self-selective comfortable gait speed (CGS), the maximal gait speed (MGS), and the Gait Analysis System. Temporal and spatial gait parameters of each evaluation were measured before and after the balance training program respectively. RESULTS: After the program, the visual cue deprivation group improved significantly in the FGA, the CGS, the gait velocity, the step time, the step length, the stride length, and the Functional Ambulation Performance (FAP) in comparison with the balance training group with the visual cue (p<.05). CONCLUSION: The gait function of the participants with the visual cue deprivation showed more improvement after the balance training program compared to the patients group without the visual cue deprivation, Therefore, the balance training program with the visual cue deprivation may be useful for rehabilitation of patients with chronic stroke.
Keywords
Balance training; Gait function; Stroke; Visual cue deprivation;
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