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http://dx.doi.org/10.13066/kspm.2019.14.2.89

Comparison of Task-oriented Balance Training on Stable and Unstable Surfaces for Fall Risk, Balance, and Gait Abilities of Patients with Stroke  

Kang, Tae-Woo (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Welfare, Woosuk University)
Kim, Beom-Ryong (Department of Physical Therapy, Design Hospital)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine / v.14, no.2, 2019 , pp. 89-95 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare task-oriented balance training on stable and unstable surfaces in terms of the fall risk, balance, and gait abilities in patients with stroke. METHODS: Twenty patients with stroke were divided randomly into a stable surface group (SSG, N=10) or unstable surface group (USG, N=10). The participants in the SSG and USG performed task-oriented balance training on stable and unstable surfaces, respectively. All participants were evaluated using the Tetrax, Berg balance scale (BBS), and 10-meter walking test (10MWT) before and after the intervention. Both groups received training 30 min per day, five times per week, for six weeks. RESULTS: The within-group changes in the fall risk, BBS, and 10MWT were significantly different in both USG and SSG (p<.05). USG showed significantly more improvement in the BBS and 10MWT compared to SSG (p<.05). CONCLUSION: Task-oriented balance training on an unstable surface is more beneficial in improving the balance and gait abilities of stroke patients.
Keywords
Stable surface; Stroke; Task-oriented balance training; Unstable surface;
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