pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
Hyo-Jung Park,Sang-Mi Jung,Kyoung-Bo Lee
https://dx.doi.org/10.17817/2017.03.25.5622 Epub 7th March, 2017
Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of strengthening exercise of paretic lower limb extensors on the corticoreticulospinal tract in stroke. Methods The subjects were 8 stroke patients(4 male, 4 female), training performed a 30 minutes/day, 7 days/week, for 4week. The motor function measured by TUG, BBS, Lower MI and tract volumes of CRST analysis by DTI. Results The pre and post training showed TUG score was significant, but BBS, Lower MI was no significant. The tract volumes of CST was increase, but no significant. The tract volumes of CRST was decrease, but no significant. Conclusion It was changes of tract volumes showed no significant, but post training, motor function showed significant. These findings will be resourceful in providing various clinical impacts in actual treatments.
Keywords
Chronic stroke corticoreticulospinal tract diffusion tensor imaging. dti strengthening
