Immediate Effects of Contract-Relax Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching and Ankle Joint Static Stretching on Balance and Gait of Chronic Stroke Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Chang-Heon Lee ◽  
Joon-Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Ankle Joint ◽  
Chronic Stroke ◽  
Static Stretching ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

scholarly journals Short-Term Effect of Kinesio Taping of Lower-Leg Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Pattern on Gait Parameter and Dynamic Balance in Chronic Stroke with Foot Drop

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Dongyun Lee ◽  
Youngsook Bae
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Chronic Stroke ◽  
Foot Drop ◽  
Gait Velocity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study is to identify the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) leg Kinesio taping on gait parameters and dynamic balance in chronic stroke patients with foot drop. A total 22 chronic stroke patients were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 11) and control groups (n = 11). All subjects underwent conventional therapy and gait training for 50 min. The experimental group additionally received KT of tibialis anterior muscle (TA) and hamstring muscles according to the PNF pattern. The control group received KT of only TA. The primary outcome measures that the gait parameter are gait velocity, cadence, step length, and stride length. Dynamic balance was measured by the timed up-and-go test (TUG) time and activity-specific balance confidence scale (ABC) as the secondary outcomes. All of the measurements were performed baseline and 24 h after intervention. Our results showed that the experimental group showed significant improvements in gait velocity, cadence, step length, stride length and TUG, and ABC score compared with the control group. We conclude that the short term effect of application of lower-leg KT according to the PNF pattern increased the gait ability and dynamic balance of chronic stroke patients with foot drop.

scholarly journals Effect on Spasticity After Performance of Dynamic-Repeated-Passive Ankle Joint Motion Exercise in Chronic Stroke Patients

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 610-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Li Wu ◽  
Mao-Hsiung Huang ◽  
Chia-Ling Lee ◽  
Chin-Wei Liu ◽  
Li-Jung Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ankle Joint ◽  
Chronic Stroke ◽  
Joint Motion ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Motion Exercise ◽  
Ankle Joint Motion
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