Effects of combining mirror visual feedback with robot-assisted gait training on the lower limb functioning of stroke survivors
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2022.01.005
- VernacularTitle:镜像视觉反馈训练联合下肢康复机器人对脑卒中患者下肢运动功能的影响
- Author:
Siwei QU
1
;
Lin ZHU
;
Long QIAN
;
Xiaolong YANG
;
Weiqun SONG
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学宣武医院康复医学科，北京 100053
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Lower limbs;
Rehabilitation;
Mirror visual feedback;
Robot-assisted gait training
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2022;44(1):30-34
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate any effect of combining mirror visual feedback (MVF) training with robot-assisted gait training (RGT) in promoting the recovery of lower limb motor function among stroke survivors.Methods:Sixty stroke survivors were randomly divided into a combined treatment group, an RGT group and a control group, each of 20. In addition to traditional rehabilitation, the RGT group received 30min of RGT 5 days a week for 4 weeks, while the combined treatment group underwent 30min of RGT and also 20min of MVF training with the same frequency and duration. Before and after the treatment, the lower extremities motor functioning and walking ability of all of the patients were assessed using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the lower extremities (FMA-LE), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC).Results:There were no systematic differences in any of the measurements before the treatment. After the 4 weeks, however, the average FMA-LE, BBS and FAC scores of the combined treatment and RGT groups were significantly better than the control group′s averages, and those of the combined treatment group were significantly superior to the RGT group′s. All of the groups had, however, improved significantly compared with before the treatment.Conclusions:Robot-assisted gait training is more effective in enhancing the motor functioning of the lower extremities and walking ability when it is combined with MVF.
