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KMID : 0357220150270050369
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Journal of Korean Society Physical Therapy
2015 Volume.27 No. 5 p.369 ~ p.374
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The Effects of Water-Based Exercise on Muscle activity and Gait Ability in Stroke Patients
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Park Seung-Kyu
Yang Dae-Jung
Kang Jung-Il
Kim Je-Ho
Park Sam-Heon
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study attempts to determine the effects of water-based exercise performed on stroke patients in their muscle activity of lower extremity and gait ability tests.
Methods: The subjects were 20 stroke patients, who were randomly divided into a water-based exercise group and a land-based exercise group, each including 10 patients. Both exercises were performed 3 days per week, for 40 minutes a day, for a period of eight weeks.
Results: The water-based exercise group showed a greater increase in muscle activity of lower extremity compared to the land-based exercise group. The water-based exercise group showed a greater increase in gait ability than the land-based group, showing a significant difference and better efficiency of water-based exercise when compared to land-based exercise.
Conclusion: From the result of this study, we found that water-based exercises are more effective in improving muscle activity of lower extremity and gait ability. The patient is considered to be used by itself to involve the treatment and the risk of falling from the lowered state into the treatment method for the intensive treatment of stroke patients to be useful in improving the strength and ability to walk.
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KEYWORD
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Water-based exercise, Muscle activity, Gait, Stroke
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