Effects of Muscle Strengthening Exercises Using a Thera Band on Lower Limb Function of Hemiplegic Stroke Patients.
10.4040/jkan.2007.37.6.844
- Author:
Sang Sook HAN
1
;
Jeong Ja HER
;
Youn Jung KIM
Author Information
1. East-West Nursing Research Institute/College of Nursing Science, KyungHee University, Korea. sshan12@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Controlled Clinical Trial ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Cerebrovascular Accident;
Muscle Strengthening Exercise;
Lower Limb
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Aged;
Data Interpretation, Statistical;
Exercise Therapy/*methods;
Female;
Hemiplegia/*therapy;
Humans;
Knee Joint/physiology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Muscle Strength/physiology;
Range of Motion, Articular;
Stroke/*therapy
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2007;37(6):844-854
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to verify the effect of muscle strengthening exercises using a Thera-Band on the lower limbs. METHODS: The design utilized for this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A control group (16) and experimental group (16) were selected from stroke patients of K Oriental Medicine Hospital who were hospitalized for 5 months from December 2005 through April 2006. While only acupuncture therapy and physical therapy were used on the control group, acupuncture, physical therapy and additional muscle strengthening exercises using a red thera band were used on the experimental group. Muscle strengthening was performed 20 minutes per session, more than one session a day for 4 weeks. Hypotheses for this study were verified using Two-way repeated ANOVA and ANCOVA using a pre test score as a covariate. RESULTS: The experimental group with thera band muscle strengthening exercises showed a decrease in asymmetry weight loading percentage(F=14.704, P= .010), range of knee (Z=-3.15, P= .001) & deep tendon reflex score(Z=-2.52, P= .012) and moving performance(F=12.328, P= .001)compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: It is confirmed that muscle strengthening exercises using a Thera-Band can be used as an effective nursing intervention to improve the function of the lower limb of hemiplegic stroke patients.
