The influence of an ankle foot orthosis on the percentage of weight loading during standing tasks in stroke patients
| Autor: | Kyoung-Don Kim, Sang-Hun Jang, Myoung-Hyo Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Weight-bearing ability
medicine.medical_specialty Stroke patient business.industry Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Lateral side medicine.disease Ankle foot orthosis Standing Positions Stroke Random order Physical medicine and rehabilitation Ankle/foot orthosis Postural stability medicine Physical therapy Original Article business Quiet standing |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Therapy Science |
| ISSN: | 2187-5626 0915-5287 |
| DOI: | 10.1589/jpts.29.2887 |
| Popis: | [Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an ankle foot orthosis on weight-bearing abilities of stroke patients by comparing weight loading during performance of tasks in various standing positions on the affected side. [Subjects and Methods] This study was performed with 16 stroke patients. To measure the weight loading value and percentage of weight loading in affected lower extremities, 5 standing tasks were performed with and without an ankle foot orthosis in random order. [Results] In the rising from a chair, maintaining a standing position, and forward weight shifting tasks, the affected lower extremities showed a significantly higher percentage of weight loading with an ankle foot orthosis. In the tasks requiring weight shifting to one leg, weight shifting to the lateral side showed the best weight-bearing ability with or without an ankle foot orthosis, followed by the forward and backward weight shifting, respectively. There were statistically significant correlations in all 5 tasks with or without an ankle foot orthosis. [Conclusion] An ankle foot orthosis improves the weight-bearing ability, especially when shifting weight forward, resulting in increased weight-bearing ability in activities of daily living tasks such as quiet standing and rising from a chair. The 5 tasks in this study would be a fine assessment tool under clinical conditions to investigate the postural stability of the affected side with or without application of an ankle foot orthosis. |
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