scholarly journals Short-Term Effects of Cerebellar tDCS on Standing Balance Performance in Patients with Chronic Stroke and Healthy Age-Matched Elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 575-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah B. Zandvliet ◽  
Carel G. M. Meskers ◽  
Gert Kwakkel ◽  
Erwin E. H. van Wegen
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stroke ◽  
Standing Balance ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Cerebellar Tdcs ◽  
Short Term Effects

scholarly journals Acute effects of a single unilateral balance training session on ipsi- and contralateral balance performance in healthy young adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Muehlbauer ◽  
Leander Abel ◽  
Simon Schedler ◽  
Stefan Panzer
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Acute Effects ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Practice Condition ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
Short Term Effects

Abstract Objective While there is evidence on the short-term effects of unilateral balance training (BT) on bipedal balance performance, less is known on the acute effects of unilateral BT on unilateral (i.e., ipsi- and contralateral) balance performance. Thus, the present study examined the acute effects of a single unilateral BT session conducted with the non-dominant, left leg or the dominant, right leg on ipsilateral (i.e. retention) and contralateral (i.e., inter-limb transfer) balance performance in healthy young adults (N = 28). Results Irrespective of practice condition, significant improvements (p < 0.001, d = 1.27) in balance performance following a single session of unilateral BT were observed for both legs. Further, significant performance differences at the pretest (p = 0.002, d = 0.44) to the detriment of the non-dominant, left leg diminished immediately and 30 min after the single unilateral BT session but occurred again 24 h following training (p = 0.030, d = 0.36). These findings indicate that a single session of unilateral BT is effective to reduced side-to-side differences in balance performance, but this impact is only temporary.

scholarly journals The effect of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation to improve standing balance performance early post-stroke, study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 650-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah B Zandvliet ◽  
Carel GM Meskers ◽  
Rinske HM Nijland ◽  
Andreas Daffertshofer ◽  
Gert Kwakkel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Standing Balance ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cerebellar Tdcs

Rationale Restoration of adequate standing balance after stroke is of major importance for functional recovery. POstural feedback ThErapy combined with Non-invasive TranscranIAL direct current stimulation (tDCS) in patients with stroke (POTENTIAL) aims to establish if cerebellar tDCS has added value in improving standing balance performance early post-stroke. Methods Forty-six patients with a first-ever ischemic stroke will be enrolled in this double-blind controlled trial within five weeks post-stroke. All patients will receive 15 sessions of virtual reality-based postural feedback training (VR-PFT) in addition to usual care. VR-PFT will be given five days per week for 1 h, starting within five weeks post-stroke. During VR-PFT, 23 patients will receive 25 min of cerebellar anodal tDCS (cb_tDCS), and 23 patients will receive sham stimulation. Study outcome Clinical, posturographic, and neurophysiological measurements will be performed at baseline, directly post-intervention, two weeks post-intervention and at 15 weeks post-stroke. The primary outcome measure will be the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) for which a clinical meaningful difference of six points needs to be established between the intervention and control group at 15 weeks post-stroke. Discussion POTENTIAL will be the first proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of VR-PFT combined with cerebellar tDCS in terms of standing balance performance in patients early post-stroke. Due to the combined clinical, posturographical and neurophysiological measurements, this trial may give more insights in underlying post-stroke recovery processes and whether these can be influenced by tDCS.

scholarly journals Short-term Effects of Elastic Therapeutic Taping on Static and Dynamic Balance in Chronic Stroke

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-550
Author(s):  
Roghayeh Mohammadi ◽  
◽  
Mohaddeseh Hafez Yosephi ◽  
Roya Khanmohammadi ◽  
Namrata Grampurohit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Chronic Stroke ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Functional Reach ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Short Term Effects

Introduction: The current pilot study aimed to examine the short-term effects of ankle Elastic Therapeutic Taping (ETT) on static and dynamic balance. Methods: Twenty-Four individuals with chronic stroke were assigned to an experimental or control group (n=12/group); they both received Conventional Physical Therapy (CT) for 3 weeks, 3 times per week. The experimental group additionally underwent taping to the ankle of the paretic side continuously for 3 weeks. Standardized measures for static and dynamic balance were administered at pre-test and post-test and analyzed using Wilcoxon and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Results: The experimental group significantly improved on two measures, Biodex anterior-posterior static (P=0.03) and medial-lateral dynamic (P=0.04) balance indices, compared to the controls. Both groups improved within their respective groups for Berg Balance Scale and Functional Reach (P<0.05). Static balance consistently improved across measures with the experimental intervention with large effect sizes. Conclusion: Ankle ETT, combined with CT, may be effective in the short-term for improving static and dynamic balance in stroke, compared to CT alone. A future larger randomized trial with longer follow-up is required to establish this method’s effectiveness.

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