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http://dx.doi.org/10.21598/JKPNFA.2019.17.3.353

Effects of Trunk Exercise Using Less-affected Extremities on Gait and Balance in Stroke Patients  

Park, Gun-Oh (Department of Physical Therapy, Sun Rehabilitation Hospital)
Park, Kyeu-Nam (Department of Physical Therapy, Colleges of Medical Sciences, Jeonju University)
Kim, Su-Jin (Department of Physical Therapy, Colleges of Medical Sciences, Jeonju University)
Woo, Young-Keun (Department of Physical Therapy, Colleges of Medical Sciences, Jeonju University)
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PNF and Movement / v.17, no.3, 2019 , pp. 353-368 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study investigated the effects of trunk exercise using less-affected extremities on gait and balance in chronic stroke patients. Methods: Thirty subjects with chronic stroke disease were divided into two groups: a trunk exercise group that used less-affected extremities (n=15) and a general trunk exercise group (n=15). All interventions were conducted 30 min a day, 6 times per week, for 3 weeks. Gait parameters were measured before and after the intervention using Zebris FDM-1.5. In addition, all subjects were evaluated using the Trunk Impairment Scale, the Berg Balance Scale, and the Functional Gait Assessment before and after the intervention. Results: Both groups showed improvements on all outcome measured pre- to post-intervention (p<0.05). The groups exhibited significant differences for TIS, BBS, FGA, gait speed, step length, and cadence at post-intervention (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study showed that trunk exercise using less-affected extremities has therapeutic benefits on gait and balance in individuals with chronic stroke disease.
Keywords
Balance; Gait; Less affected extremity; Stroke; Trunk exercise;
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