pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
Chi-Sim Ha,Ah-Young Song,Joo-Neung Lee,Rae-Deok Park,June-Sung Lee,Ji-Won Lee
https://dx.doi.org/10.17817/2014.09.10.230 Epub 7th November, 2014
Abstract
Background and Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of core stability exercise on the static standing balance and upper limb function in patients with cerebellar ataxia. Subjects and Methods The 3 subjects (2 males and 1 female) participated in the study. Intervention was given 40 minutes per session for each subject, 5 days a week for 6 weeks. The outcomes of the study were measured by Balance Trainer-4 system for static standing balance, manual function test (MFT) for upper limb function, surface electromyography (sEMG) for analysis of trunk and upper limb muscles activities and international cooperative ataxia rating scale (ICARS) for assessment of ataxic symptoms. Results Compared to study results between before and after intervention, the static standing balance of 2 subjects improved. For all subjects, the MFT score increased after intervention. According to the EMG results during reaching task in sitting position, the mean amplitudes of thoracic and lumbar erector spinae (ES), triceps brachii (TB) and extensor carpi radialis (ECR) increased and the mean amplitudes of middle deltoid and biceps brachii (BB) decreased in all 3 subjects. Also, the scores of ICARS decreased after core stability exercise. Conclusions The results of this study suggest that the core stability exercise may have a beneficial effect on static standing balance and upper limb function in patients with cerebellar ataxia.
Keywords
Cerebellar ataxia core stability balance electromyography ICARS
