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Task-oriented training and lower limb strengthening to improve balance and function after stroke: a pilot study

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dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Maria José
dc.contributor.authorBatista, Filomena
dc.contributor.authorEvangelista, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorPrates, Leonor
dc.contributor.authorSilveira-Sérgio, Joaquim
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-23T15:19:39Z
dc.date.available2016-08-23T15:19:39Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the effects of task-oriented training and strengthening of the affected lower limb on balance and function in people who have suffered a stroke. Sixteen male adults, with a mean age of 58 (SD 6.3) years, undergoing outpatient physiotherapy less than 1 month after a single stroke in the territory of the middle cerebral artery were recruited. Participants were allocated to one of two groups: the strengthening group (SG) or control group (CG). The main measures used were the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Barthel Index (BI) and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). After 12 weeks of intervention, both groups showed improvements in outcome measures. For BBS, there was a significant difference between groups, with an increase of 26 points in the SG and 11 points in the CG. For BI, the SG improved by 39 points and the CG improved by 22 points. After intervention, the difference between groups was not significant. For MAS, differences were not significant, showing that for both groups intervention programmes did not increase spasticity. In conclusion, physiotherapy intervention for postural control dysfunctions after stroke seems to benefit from strength training of the affected lower limb and the practising functional tasks. A large randomized controlled trial is recommended to further investigate the effects of this intervention.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationFernandes B, Ferreira MJ, Batista F, Evangelista I, Prates L, Silveira-Sérgio J. Task-oriented training and lower limb strengthening to improve balance and function after stroke: a pilot study. Eur J Physiother. 2015;17(2):74-80.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/21679169.2015.1028102pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6397
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/21679169.2015.1028102pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPhysiotherapypt_PT
dc.subjectRehabilitationpt_PT
dc.subjectFunctionalitypt_PT
dc.subjectIndependencept_PT
dc.subjectPostural controlpt_PT
dc.subjectStrokept_PT
dc.titleTask-oriented training and lower limb strengthening to improve balance and function after stroke: a pilot studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage80pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage74pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Physiotherapypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume17pt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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