Effect of body weight support treadmill training on stroke patients in sequela stage
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-8925.2012.07.021
- VernacularTitle:减重步行训练对卒中后遗症期偏瘫患者的康复疗效
- Author:
Ai-Hua LUO
1
;
Jie FANG
;
Jiu-Long SU
;
Lu WANG
Author Information
1. 广州医学院附属第二医院
- Keywords:
Sequela of stroke;
Body weight support treadmill training;
Hemiparalysis;
Rehabilitation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2012;(7):730-733
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To explore the effect of body weight support treadmill training (BWSTT) on motor function of lower extremities,walking ability,activities of daily living and quality of life in chronic hemiplegic patients after stroke.[Methods]Fifty-eight stroke patients in sequela stage,admitted to our hospital from May 2009 to June 2011,were randomly divided into BWSTT group (n=30) and control group (n=28).Patients in the control group received conventional rehabilitation training while those in the BWSTT group received both conventional rehabilitation training and BWSTT.Functional Ambulation Category (FAC),Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA),Barthel Index (BI) and Short Form-36 (SF-36) were used to assess the effect before treatment and 8 weeks after treatment.[Results] Before treatment,no significant differences in terms of scores with FAC,FMA,BI and SF-36 were noted between the 2 groups (P＞0.05).After treatment,the FAC,FMlA,BI and SF-36 scores were all signficantly improved in both groups (P＜0.05);and the BWSTT group scored significantly better than the control group (P＜0.05).[Conclusion] BWSTT can significantly improve the walking ability,motor function of lower extremities,activities of daily living and the quality of life of stroke patients in sequela stage.
