Effects of Balance Control Training on Functional Outcomes in Subacute Hemiparetic Stroke Patients.
10.5535/arm.2015.39.6.995
- Author:
Jin Seok HUH
1
;
Yang Soo LEE
;
Chul Hyun KIM
;
Yu Sun MIN
;
Min Gu KANG
;
Tae Du JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. teeed0522@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Postural balance;
Gait;
Stroke
- MeSH:
Gait;
Humans;
Knee;
Outcome Assessment (Health Care);
Postural Balance;
Stroke*;
Walking
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2015;39(6):995-1001
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of balance control training using a newly developed balance control trainer (BalPro) on the balance and gait of patients with subacute hemiparetic stroke. METHODS: Forty-three subacute stroke patients were assigned to either a balance control training (BCT) group or a control group. The BCT group (n=23) was trained with BalPro for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 2 weeks, and received one daily session of conventional physical therapy. The control group (n=20) received two sessions of conventional physical therapy every day for 2 weeks. The primary outcome was assessment with the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). Secondary outcomes were Functional Ambulation Category (FAC), the 6-minute walking test (6mWT), Timed Up and Go (TUG), the Korean version of Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI), and the manual muscle test (MMT) of the knee extensor. All outcome measures were evaluated before and after 2 weeks of training in both groups. RESULTS: There were statistically significant improvements in all parameters except MMT and FAC after 2 weeks of treatment in both groups. After training, the BCT group showed greater improvements in the BBS and the 6mWT than did the control group. CONCLUSION: Balance control training using BalPro could be a useful treatment for improving balance and gait in subacute hemiparetic stroke patients.
