Partial Body Weight Support on Walking Ability for Stroke Following Hemiplegia at Early Stage
- VernacularTitle:脑卒中偏瘫患者早期介入减重训练对提高下肢步行能力的影响
- Author:
Jianping TONG
;
Chunyan ZHAO
;
Xueqi DENG
;
Lihong WANG
;
Qin XIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
early intervention, partial body weight support, hemiplegia, stroke, walking function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2010;16(10):958-960
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of early partial body weight support on walking ability for stroke patients with hemiplegia.Methods60 stroke patients were divided into 3 groups, receiving conventional early rehabilitation: group A (20 cases) received conventional rehabilitation for 8 weeks; group B (20 cases) received 2 weeks conventional rehabilitaion and 6 weeks partial body weight support; group C (20 cases) received 5 weeks conventional rehabilitaion and 3 weeks partial body weight support. Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA), Barther Index(BI) and Berg Balance Scale(BBS) were used to assess the effect before and after treatment.ResultsThe socres of FMA, BI and BBS improved in walking function after the treatment(P<0.05). Comparing with groups A and C, group B improved more significantly after treatment (P<0.05), and group C was better than group A (P<0.05). ConclusionPartial body weight support can improve walking function of hemiplegic patients at early stage.
