KMID : 1142420200180020215
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PNF and Movement 2020 Volume.18 No. 2 p.215 ~ p.222
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Effects of Less Affected Lower Extremity Insole on Balance in Chronic Stroke Patients during Treadmill Walking -A Preliminary Study-
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An Bo-Ra
Woo Young-Keun Park Kyeu-Nam Kim Su-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The study investigated the effect on chronic stroke patients¡¯ balance of a weight shift to the affected side using an insole on the less affected side during treadmill walking training.
Methods: The subjects were 7 patients who had been diagnosed with stroke 6?24 months prior to the study. In each case, an insole was applied on the patient¡¯s less affected side during treadmill walking training. Each training session lasted 30 minutes and was undertaken 5 times per week for 4 weeks. Biorescue equipment that measures shifts in center of pressure was used to assess balance ability as measured by the Korea-Berg balance scale (K-BBS) before and after each training intervention. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to evaluate within-group effects.
Results: The results revealed statistically significant before and after differences in area, pressure, length, and mean velocity of the balance test and on K-BBS (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: In chronic stroke patients, using an insole to adjust the height of the shoe on the less affected side is an effective means of increasing weight-shifting on the paralyzed side during treadmill gait training.
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KEYWORD
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Balance, Shoe Insert, Stroke
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