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Effects of Newly Developed Trunk Stabilization Training Robot in patients with Chronic Stroke |
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine1, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology2, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine3 |
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Ji Hong Min1*, Hyun Yong Seong2, Sung Hwa Ko1, So Jung Kim1, Myoung-Hwan Ko3†, Yong-Il Shin1,2† |
Objective: The objective of our study was to prove the therapeutic effects of used a newly developed trunk stabilization training robot (3DBT-33) on patients with chronic stroke.
Method: Thirty eight patients with chronic stroke were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. Both groups participated in conventional physical therapy for 30 mins a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. The robot group (n=19) received 30-min of trunk stability robot training in addition to conventional physical therapy. The control group (n=19) received the same amount of conventional physical therapy as the robot group. All participants were assessed by: : The Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Korean Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI) and the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of lower extremity (FMA-LE, the lower extremity part ranging from 0 to 36) before the intervention began (week 0) and after the intervention (week 4), as well as 4 weeks later after the intervention (week 8).
Results: In both groups, there were statistically significant improvements in all parameters (FMA-LE, K-MBI, FAC, BBS and TUG) at follow-up assessment after 4 weeks of intervention (p<0.05). When the two group’s training effects were compared, there were statistically significant differences in 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).
Conclusion: The findings in the present study showed that trunk stabilization rehabilitation training using a newly designed rehabilitation robot in patients with chronic stroke was effective to improve gait and the ability to perform ADL, where it was even more effective than conventional therapy in improving the ability to perform ADL. |
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Results before and after intervention and significance between groups
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