Posture analysis and intervention can improve the lower limb motor function of hemiplegic stroke survivors / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of the posture analysis and intervention on the lower limb motor function of hemiplegic stroke survivors. Methods Forty hospitalized stroke survivors with hemiplegia were di-vided at random into a control group and an experimental group. The control group (n＝20) received conventional re-habilitation training. The experimental group (n＝20) additionally received therapy based on posture analysis. Before the treatment and after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment, Holden walking function grading was applied, along with Fugl-Meyer motor function rating, and the timed up and go test ( TUGT) was administered. Results After 2 weeks of treatment there were no statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of any of the measures. After 4 weeks of treatment the average Holden and Fugl-Meyer scores of the experimental group were significantly better than those of the control group, though there was still no significant difference in the two groups' average TUGT times. Conclusion Posture analysis-based intervention can improve the lower limb motor function of stroke patients with hemiplegia.