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. 2018 May;30(5):700-703.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.30.700. Epub 2018 May 8.

The effect of respiratory exercise on trunk control, pulmonary function, and trunk muscle activity in chronic stroke patients

Dong-Kyu Lee  1 , Se-Hun Kim  2
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The effect of respiratory exercise on trunk control, pulmonary function, and trunk muscle activity in chronic stroke patients

Dong-Kyu Lee et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2018 May.

Abstract

[Purpose] This study aims to identify the effect of respiratory exercise on trunk control, pulmonary function, and trunk muscle activity in chronic stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] The study included 24 chronic stroke patients who were randomly assigned, 12 each, to the experimental and control groups, and received neurodevelopmental treatment. Moreover, the experimental group underwent respiratory exercise. In each patient, the trunk control was measured using the Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS); muscle activity of the trunk, through the surface electromyogram; and pulmonary function, using the pneumatometer. [Results] The intragroup comparison showed significant differences in TIS, Forced vital capacity (FVC), Forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1), Rectus Abdominis (RA), Internal Oblique (IO) and External Oblique (EO) in the experimental group. The intergroup comparison showed that the differences in TIS, FVC, FEV1, RA, IO and EO within the experimental group appeared significant relative to the control group. [Conclusion] Based on these results, this study proved that respiratory exercise was effective in improving trunk control, pulmonary function, and trunk muscle activity in patients with chronic stroke.

Keywords: Respiratory; Stroke; Trunk.

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