[Effects of muscle strengthening exercises using a Thera Band on lower limb function of hemiplegic stroke patients].

Abstract

PURPOSE:

This study was to verify the effect of muscle strengthening exercises using a Thera-Band on the lower limbs.

METHODS:

The design utilized for this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A control group (16) and experimental group (16) were selected from stroke patients of K Oriental Medicine Hospital who were hospitalized for 5 months from December 2005 through April 2006. While only acupuncture therapy and physical therapy were used on the control group, acupuncture, physical therapy and additional muscle strengthening exercises using a red thera band were used on the experimental group. Muscle strengthening was performed 20 minutes per session, more than one session a day for 4 weeks. Hypotheses for this study were verified using Two-way repeated ANOVA and ANCOVA using a pre test score as a covariate.

RESULTS:

The experimental group with thera band muscle strengthening exercises showed a decrease in asymmetry weight loading percentage(F=14.704, P= .010), range of knee (Z=-3.15, P= .001) & deep tendon reflex score(Z=-2.52, P= .012) and moving performance(F=12.328, P= .001)compared to the control group.

CONCLUSION:

It is confirmed that muscle strengthening exercises using a Thera-Band can be used as an effective nursing intervention to improve the function of the lower limb of hemiplegic stroke patients.

• Authors: Sang Sook Han, Jeong Ja Her, Youn Jung Kim
• Journal: Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi (Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi) Vol. 37 Issue 6 Pg. 844-54 (Oct 2007) ISSN: 1598-2874 [Print] Korea (South)
• PMID: 17992056 (Publication Type: Controlled Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acupuncture Therapy
• Aged
• Data Interpretation, Statistical
• Exercise Therapy (methods)
• Female
• Hemiplegia (therapy)
• Humans
• Knee Joint (physiology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Muscle Strength (physiology)
• Range of Motion, Articular
• Stroke (therapy)