Effect of Pneumatic Compressing Powered Orthosis in Stroke Patients: Preliminary Study
| Autor: | Soo Hyun Kwak, Jong Ho Choi, Min Kyun Sohn, Yongsoon Yoon, Eun Sil Kim, Ji Sun Oh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Stroke patient business.industry Modified Ashworth scale Rehabilitation Hemiplegia Orthotic device Preferred walking speed Physical medicine and rehabilitation Gait (human) medicine.anatomical_structure Gait training medicine Physical therapy Original Article Orthotic devices Treadmill Ankle business human activities Gait |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2234-0653 2234-0645 |
| Popis: | Objective To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis powered by artificial pneumatic muscles (PKAFO). Methods Twenty-three hemiplegic patients (age, 59.6±13.7 years) were assessed 19.7±36.6 months after brain lesion. The 10-m walking time was measured as a gait parameter while the individual walked on a treadmill. Walking speed (m/s), step cycle (cycle/s), and step length (m) were also measured on a treadmill with and without PKAFO, and before and after gait training. Clinical parameters measured before and after gait training included Korean version of Modified Bathel Index (K-MBI), manual muscle test (MMT), and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) of hemiplegic ankle. Gait training comprised treadmill walking for 20 minutes, 5 days a week for 3 weeks at a comfortable speed. Results The 10-m walking time, walking speed, step length, and step cycle were significantly greater with PKAFO than without PKAFO, and after gait training (both p |
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