Balance and mobility following stroke: effects of physical therapy interventions with and without biofeedback/forceplate training.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Visual biofeedback/forceplate systems are often used for treatment of balance disorders. In this study, the researchers investigated whether the addition of visual biofeedback/forceplate training could enhance the effects of other physical therapy interventions on balance and...
| Publicado en: | Physical Therapy Vol. 81; no. 4; pp. 995 - 1006 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2001
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107032981&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 107032981 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00319023 PTH jtl: Physical Therapy issn: 00319023 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2001 vid: 81 iid: 4 pid: 10398 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 107032981 2001056809 10.1093/ptj/81.4.995 NLM11276182 107032981 ppf: 995 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Balance and mobility following stroke: effects of physical therapy interventions with and without biofeedback/forceplate training. aug: au: Geiger RA Allen JB O'Keefe J Hicks RR affil: Staff Physical Therapist, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, 2050 Versailles Rd, Lexington, KY 40504; ruthann@usa.com sug: subj: Stroke Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Methods Hemiplegia Rehabilitation Stroke Physiopathology Clinical Assessment Tools Biofeedback Methods Balance, Postural Gait Treatment Outcomes Clinical Trials Data Analysis Software Paired T-Tests T-Tests Mann-Whitney U Test Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient Convenience Sample Human ab: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Visual biofeedback/forceplate systems are often used for treatment of balance disorders. In this study, the researchers investigated whether the addition of visual biofeedback/forceplate training could enhance the effects of other physical therapy interventions on balance and mobility following stroke. SUBJECTS: The study included a sample of convenience of 13 outpatients with hemiplegia who ranged in age from 30 to 77 years (mean=60.4, SD=15.4) and were 15 to 538 days poststroke. METHODS: Subjects were assigned randomly to either an experimental group or a control group when the study began, and their cognitive and visual-perceptual skills were tested by a psychologist. Subjects were also assessed using the Berg Balance Scale and the Timed 'Up & Go' Test before and after 4 weeks of physical therapy. Both groups received physical therapy interventions designed to improve balance and mobility 2 to 3 times per week. The experimental group trained on the NeuroCom Balance Master for 15 minutes of each 50-minute treatment session. The control group received other physical therapy for 50 minutes. RESULTS: Following intervention, both groups scored higher on the Berg Balance Scale and required less time to perform the Timed 'Up & Go' Test. These improvements corresponded to increased independence of balance and mobility in the study population. However, a comparison of mean changes revealed no differences between groups. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Although both groups demonstrated improvement following 4 weeks of physical therapy interventions, no additional effects were found in the group that received visual biofeedback/forceplate training combined with other physical therapy. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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