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KMID : 1206220080150010029
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Journal of Korean Academy of Physical Therapy Science
2008 Volume.15 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.38
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The Effects of Stabilization Exercise for Balance in Patients With Stroke
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Yang Seung-Hoon
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Abstract
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The purposes of this study were to examine whether balance training through stabilization exercise had influence on the improvement of stroke patients’ ability in balancing, and to understand whether the effects had the differences to traditional balance training, if it had effects. Subjects were divided into two groups, a stabilization exercise group(n=28) and a conventional balance exercise group (n=28), and a balance exercise program was conducted twice a day, 30 min for 1 time, 10 times a week for 4 weeks. After the program, the stabilization exercise showed significant improvement of balance ability in Bug Balance Scales (BBS), Functional Reach Test (FRT), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), comparing with the status of pre training, － as well as the conventional balance training (p<.05). Independent samples t－test was executed in order to verify the significancy in the effects between the two groups and the result showed significant improvement in their average value after training for BBS. However, there was no significant difference in TUG and FRT. As a result, it was examined that partially, there was significant difference only in BBS. According to the results as presented above, if stabilization exercise, which can apply diverse movements and postures, properly keeps pace with conventional balance exercise, stroke patients would obtain significant effects on the improvement of balance ability.
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KEYWORD
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Balance, Stabilization, Stroke
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