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http://dx.doi.org/10.12674/ptk.2012.19.1.010

The Effect of Weight Shift Training With Joint Mobilization on Balance and Gait Velocity of Hemiplegic Patients  

Son, Hyo-Young (Dept. of Rehabilitation Center, Youseong Wellness Hospital)
Choi, Jong-Duk (Dept. of Physical Therapy, College of Natural Science, Daejeon University)
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Physical Therapy Korea / v.19, no.1, 2012 , pp. 10-18 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of weight shift training with joint mobilization on the ankle joint passive range of motion (PROM), balance capacity and gait velocity in hemiplegic patients. Fourteen subjects were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (EG) or the control group (CG), with seven subjects in each group. The EG received weight shift training with joint mobilization in the paretic leg's subtalar joint in order to increase ankle dorsiflexion. The CG received general physical therapy training. Both groups received training five times a week over a period of two consecutive weeks. The figures for PROM of ankle dorsiflexion on the paretic leg, the functional reach test (FRT), the timed up and go (TUG) test, and gait velocity were recorded both before and after the training sessions for both groups. The EG's results in gait velocity, the FRT and the TUG test improved after training (p<.05). The PROM of ankle dorsiflexion improved both in the EG and the CG (p<.05), the EG demonstrated a significantly higher increase (p<.05) than that of the CG. The results of this study suggest that increased joint mobilization positively affects balance and gait velocity of hemiplegic patients. Further studies with a greater sample size are necessary in order further prove the accuracy of the results of this study.
Keywords
Balance; Gait velocity; Hemiplegic patient; Joint mobilization; Weight shift training;
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