pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
Jin-Yeong Jeon,Woo-Nam Chang,Byong-Yong Hwang
https://dx.doi.org/10.17817/2019.01.29.111351 Epub 7th March, 2019
Abstract
Purpose This study investigated the effects of task-oriented training in water on balance and gait in patients with hemiplegia. Methods Thirty-one patients with hemiplegia were randomly assigned into three groups: conventional therapeutic exercise (CTE), single-task training (STT), and dual-task training (DTT). The CTE group performed general exercise therapy, and the STT and DTT groups performed single-task and dual-task training, respectively, in the water. All groups performed the therapy five times a week, for 4 weeks. Results All groups showed significant difference in the timed up and go test (TUG), Berg balance scale (BBS), functional gait assessment (FGA), and weight-bearing deviation (WBD) within the group. Only the BBS showed significant difference between the DTT and CTE groups. Conclusion Task-oriented training in water was effective to improve balance and gait in patients with hemiplegia and dual-task training in water is more effective in some cases.
Keywords
Hemiplegia Aquatic Therapy Task Oriented Training Balance Gait
