1. Effects of trunk stabilization training robot on postural control and gait in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial
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Myoung-Hwan Ko, Yong-Il Shin, Sung-Hwa Ko, Yeong-Ran Son, Ho-Yeon Seo, Woo-Ri Jo, Seong-Jun Mun, Ji Hong Min, Young Hyun Ahn, Hyun-Ju Sohn, Ju Hyun Son, and Hyun Yong Seong
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Male ,030506 rehabilitation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,law.invention ,Disability Evaluation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Postural Balance ,Humans ,Medicine ,In patient ,Gait Disorders, Neurologic ,Balance (ability) ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Therapeutic effect ,Stroke Rehabilitation ,Robotics ,Middle Aged ,Trunk ,Gait ,Berg Balance Scale ,Female ,0305 other medical science ,business ,human activities ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Our study aimed to confirm the therapeutic effects of using a trunk stabilization training robot (3DBT-33) in patients with chronic stroke. A total of 38 patients with chronic stroke were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. The robot group (n = 19) received 30 min of trunk stability robot training in addition to conventional physical therapy, while the control group (n = 19) received a similar conventional physical therapy as the robot group. All participants were assessed using the following: the Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC), timed up and go (TUG) test, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Korean Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI), and Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Lower Extremity (FMA-LE). There were statistically significant improvements in all parameters at follow-up assessment after 4 weeks of intervention (P < 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the FMA-LE, K-MBI, and BBS between the robot and control groups (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in FAC (P = 0.935) and TUG (P = 0.442). Minimal detectable change was more significantly observed in the FMA-LE and BBS than in FAC, TUG, and K-MBI. The findings in the present study showed that trunk stabilization rehabilitation training using a rehabilitation robot in patients with chronic stroke was effective in improving the balance and functions in the lower extremities.
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- 2020