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KMID : 1142420190170030353
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PNF and Movement
2019 Volume.17 No. 3 p.353 ~ p.368
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Effects of Trunk Exercise Using Less-affected Extremities on Gait and Balance in Stroke Patients
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Park Gun-Oh
Park Kyue-Nam
Kim Su-Jin
Woo Young-Geun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigated the effects of trunk exercise using less-affected extremities on gait and balance in chronic stroke patients.
Methods: Thirty subjects with chronic stroke disease were divided into two groups: a trunk exercise group that used less-affected extremities (n=15) and a general trunk exercise group (n=15). All interventions were conducted 30 min a day, 6 times per week, for 3 weeks. Gait parameters were measured before and after the intervention using Zebris FDM-1.5. In addition, all subjects were evaluated using the Trunk Impairment Scale, the Berg Balance Scale, and the Functional Gait Assessment before and after the intervention.
Results: Both groups showed improvements on all outcome measured pre- to post-intervention (p<0.05). The groups exhibited significant differences for TIS, BBS, FGA, gait speed, step length, and cadence at post-intervention (p<0.05).
Conclusion: This study showed that trunk exercise using less-affected extremities has therapeutic benefits on gait and balance in individuals with chronic stroke disease.
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KEYWORD
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Balance, Gait, Less affected extremity, Stroke, Trunk exercise
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