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. 2015 Nov;27(11):3351-4.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3351. Epub 2015 Nov 30.

The effect of modified trampoline training on balance, gait, and falls efficacy of stroke patients

Joohee Hahn  1 , Seonhae Shin  2 , Wanhee Lee  1
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The effect of modified trampoline training on balance, gait, and falls efficacy of stroke patients

Joohee Hahn et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

[Purpose] This research was conducted to investigate the effects of modified trampoline training on the balance, gait, and falls efficacy of stroke patients. [Subjects] Twenty-four stroke patients participated in this study. The subjects were randomly allocated to one of two groups: the trampoline group (n=12) or the control group (n=12). [Methods] Both groups participated in conventional physical therapy for thirty minutes per day, three times a week for six weeks. The trampoline group also took part in trampoline training for thirty minutes per day, three times a week for six weeks. We evaluated balance (Berg balance scale, timed up and go test), gait (dynamic gait index), and falls efficacy (falls efficacy scale-K) to confirm the effects of the intervention. [Results] Both the trampoline and the control group showed significant improvements in balance, gait, and falls efficacy compared to before the intervention, and the improvements were significantly greater in the trampoline group than in the control group. [Conclusion] Modified trampoline training resulted in significantly improved balance, dynamic gait, and falls efficacy of stroke patients compared to the control group. These results suggest that modified trampoline training is feasible and effective at improving balance, dynamic gait, and falls efficacy after stroke.

Keywords: Rehabilitation; Stroke; Trampoline.

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