scholarly journals Comparison of the Effect of Resistance and Balance Training on Isokinetic Eversion Strength, Dynamic Balance, Hop Test and Ankle Score in Ankle Sprain

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
Haifang Wang ◽  
Hailong Yu ◽  
Yong Hwan Kim ◽  
Wencong Kan
Keyword(s):  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Elastic Tube ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Hop Test

Ankle sprain is a commonly recurring sports injury. This study aimed to compare the rehabilitation effects of resistance and balance training programs in patients with recurrent ankle sprain. Patients with recurrent lateral ankle sprain completed a home-based rehabilitation program comprising resistance training (RT; n = 27) or balance training (BT; n = 27). RT consisted of exercises using elastic tube bands, and BT consisted mainly of exercises performed using a variety of balance tools. Exercises were performed for 6 weeks, twice a day for 20 min, 5 days per week. Isokinetic eversion strength, Y-Balance test and hop tests, and foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) were evaluated. Both RT and BT significantly improved strength and dynamic balance (p < 0.05). Compared to RT, BT also significantly improved the outcome of the crossover hop test (p = 0.008). The changes reflected group and time in pain (p = 0.022), sports (p = 0.027), and quality of life (p = 0.033) of FAOS were significantly greater in BT than RT.

Comparison of the effect of foot orthoses on Star Excursion Balance Test performance in patients with chronic ankle instability

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faezeh Abbasi ◽  
Mahmood bahramizadeh ◽  
Mohammad Hadadi
Keyword(s):  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Ankle Instability ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Chronic Ankle Instability ◽  
Textured Surface ◽  
Foot Orthoses ◽  
Textured Surfaces ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
Star Excursion Balance Test ◽  
Foot Orthosis

Background: Chronic ankle instability as a prevalent consequence of ankle sprain causes various impairments such as balance and postural control deficits. Foot orthoses are one of the common interventions for rehabilitation of patients with chronic ankle instability. Objectives: To investigate the effect of custom-molded foot orthoses with textured surfaces on dynamic balance of chronic ankle instability patients and to compare their effects with other types of foot orthoses. Study design: This is a repeated measure design. Methods: A total of 30 participants were recruited based on the guideline introduced by the International Ankle Consortium. The effect of prefabricated, custom-molded, and custom-molded with textured surface foot orthoses was evaluated on dynamic balance by the Star Excursion Balance Test. Normalized reach distances in anteromedial, medial, and posteromedial directions of the test were computed to be used for statistical analysis. Results: The foot orthoses increased reach distances compared to the no-orthosis conditions in all three directions. The custom-molded with textured surface foot orthosis has significant differences compared with prefabricated foot orthosis ( p = 0.001) in all measured directions and with custom-molded foot orthosis ( p < 0.01) in medial and posteromedial directions. Conclusion: Foot orthoses improve reach distances in patients with chronic ankle instability. Custom-molded with textured surface foot orthosis has a more pronounced effect compared with other foot orthoses. Clinical relevance The custom-molded foot orthosis with textured surface could be an effective device to improve dynamic balance in chronic ankle instability (CAI) patients. It may be considered as an efficient intervention to reduce ankle sprain recurrence in these individuals, although further research should be conducted.

scholarly journals Arm movements and dynamic postural stability : accelerometer-based balance tests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matija Milosevic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Progress Monitoring ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Arm Movements ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Diagnostics Information ◽  
Dynamic Postural Stability

Background: Epidemiological studies show a high incidence of falls and demonstrate that they cause serious consequences to individual health and quality of life, as well as significant social and healthcare impacts. The literature shows that poor balance is a major cause of falls, and emphasizes the need for valid and effective balance diagnostics and risk assessment of falls and balance impairments. The literature review also indicates that arm movements have a potentially significant effect on balance. Conclusions: This study shows that the proposed accelerometer-based tests provide useful diagnostic information for postural balance and arm movements evaluation. These devices provide valuable diagnostics information, data for progress monitoring during balance training, and consequently enhance risk assessment and falls prevention. Finally, the study shows the important impact of arm movements on dynamic balance and provides an insight into dynamics of the arm movements and balance maintenance.

scholarly journals Case Report: Visual Rehabilitation in Hemianopia Patients. Home-Based Visual Rehabilitation in Patients With Hemianopia Consecutive to Brain Tumor Treatment: Feasibility and Potential Effectiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Daibert-Nido ◽  
Yulia Pyatova ◽  
Kyle Cheung ◽  
Camilus Nayomi ◽  
Samuel N. Markowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Visual Rehabilitation ◽  
Potential Effectiveness ◽  
Audiovisual Stimulation ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Pediatric Brain

Background/Objectives: Visual field loss is frequent in patients with brain tumors, worsening their daily life and exacerbating the burden of disease, and no supportive care strategies exist. In this case series, we sought to characterize the feasibility and potential effectiveness of a home-based visual rehabilitation program in hemianopia patients using immersive virtual-reality stimulation.Subjects/Methods: Two patients, one with homonymous hemianopia and the other with bitemporal hemianopia, consecutive to pediatric brain tumors, with no prior visual rehabilitation performed 15 min of home-based audiovisual stimulation every 2 days for 6 weeks (case 2) and 7 weeks (case 1) between February and August 2020. Patients used a virtual-reality, stand-alone, and remotely controlled device loaded with a non-commercial audiovisual stimulation program managed in real time from the laboratory. Standard visual outcomes assessed in usual care in visual rehabilitation were measured at the clinic. Following a mixed method approach in this pragmatic study of two cases, we collected quantitative and qualitative data on feasibility and potential effectiveness and compared the results pre- and post-treatment.Results: Implementation and wireless delivery of the audiovisual stimulation, remote data collection, and analysis for cases 1 and 2 who completed 19/20 and 20/20 audiovisual stimulation sessions at home, respectively, altogether indicated feasibility. Contrast sensitivity increased in both eyes for cases 1 and 2. Visual fields, measured by binocular Esterman and monocular Humphrey full-field analyses, improved in case 1. A minor increase was observed in case 2. Cases 1 and 2 enhanced reading speed. Case 2 strongly improved quality of life scores.Conclusion: This is the first report of a home-based virtual-reality visual rehabilitation program for adult patients with hemianopia consecutive to a pediatric brain tumor. We show the feasibility in real-world conditions and potential effectiveness of such technology on visual perception and quality of life.

Quality of life improvement after hospital- based rehabilitation or home-based physical training in intermittent claudication

VASA ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imfeld ◽  
Singer ◽  
Degischer ◽  
Aschwanden ◽  
Thalhammer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Peripheral Arterial

Background: The magnitude of potential changes in Quality-of-Life (QoL) after structured institution-based or home-based peripheral arterial disease (PAD) rehabilitation programs are largely unknown at present. This pilot study provides first QoL data after PAD rehabilitation or a home-based PAD training. Patients and methods: In a non-randomized, open-label pilot study three groups of out-patients were compared: group 1 (n = 18) PAD rehabilitation; group 2 (n = 17) PAD rehabilitation + clopidogrel 75 mg once daily; group 3 (n = 20) home-based training. The training period was 3 months, which was followed by a 3-month observation phase (without prescribed training). The institution-based rehabilitation program consisted of 3 training hours per week whereas patients training at home were instructed to walk for 1 hour per day on an outdoor track. QoL assessment was performed using MOS SF-36, PAVK-86 and PAD-WIQ questionnaires. Results: At baseline background variables, demographics and claudication distances were comparable between groups. After three months of training the percentage changes for the initial and the absolute claudication distance (ICD, ACD) for groups 1, 2, and 3 amounted to 164%, 201%, 44% (ICD) and 83%, 131%, 5% (ACD), respectively. Statistically significant QoL improvements were recorded for physical functions, pain and disease related anxiety in all three study groups; statistically significant inter-group differences were not found. Conclusions: In sharp contrast to the development of the claudication distances the improvement in QoL, found after 3months of training, was comparable and not consistently different between the groups.

The Role of Proprioceptive Training as a Method of Functional Rehabilitation of Ankle Sprains in Futsal Players

2019 ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
George-Sebastian Iacob ◽  
Alexandru Cîtea
Keyword(s):  
Functional Performance ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Component Part ◽  
Ankle Sprains ◽  
Functional Rehabilitation ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
Muscle Testing ◽  
Proprioceptive Training ◽  
Hop Test ◽  
The Subject

Each sports branch is characterized by an increasingly fierce competition on the way to performance, the need to overcome the adversary involving from the athletes an intense effort of speed, strength, endurance, ability to concentrate under stress conditions, all these demands increasing the chances of occurrence of the injuries. The study follows the importance of the implementation of proprioceptive training as a component part of the functional rehabilitation program, thus highlighting itsbeneficial effects: diminishing the symptoms, increasing joint mobility and muscle strength, regaining static and dynamic stability, essential parameters of sportsmen’s reintegration. The following tests were applied to the subject: joint assessment, muscle testing, Single Leg Balance Test (SLB), Single Legged Hop Test (SLH), 6 Meter Timed Hop Test, Star Excursion BalanceTest (SEBT) and evaluation of symptomatology and gait using The Foot and Ankle Disability Index (FADI) Score and Sports Module questionnaire. After applying the rehabilitation program, we found that the subject developed a significant improvement of thebalance on unstable surfaces (trampoline, balance board), maintaining the position in unipodal support for a duration of 4 times greater than after the initial evaluation. Also, the speed of execution for the jumps forwards over the distance of 6 meters was improved, the time difference between testing with the healthy limb (4.39 seconds) and that with the affected limb (4.67 seconds) beingbelow 10%. Therefore, we can conclude that the recovery program led to the elimination of joint instability, the results obtained representing essential indices of functional performance

Comparison of Static and Dynamic Balance in Male Football and Basketball Players

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzin Halabchi ◽  
Ladan Abbasian ◽  
Maryam Mirshahi ◽  
Reza Mazaheri ◽  
Mohammad Hosein Pourgharib Shahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Surface Group ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of ◽  
Group 2

Introduction. The aim of the present study was to compare static and dynamic balance among professional athletes in football and basketball. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, 47 professional, male football and basketball players from Pro League in Iran participated. They were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 included 16 participants with history of grade 1 or 2 single ankle sprain within the past 6 months. Group 2 included 17 participants with recurrent ankle sprain. Group 3 included 14 participants without history of ankle sprain. Static and dynamic balance were measured by the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) and modified Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), respectively. Results. For the single-leg stance on a firm surface, group 2 scored errors with a high mean value of 3.94 compared with the other 2 groups, and the difference was statistically significant (P = .03). Significant differences in BESS scores are observed on both surfaces across the tandem limb between groups 2 and 3. Conclusion. The measures from the SEBTs may not reflect the balance performance especially in well-trained athletes who have a better balance when performing sport-related skills. However, BESS includes static postures, and it may reflect postural deficits better than dynamic tests in the more experienced athlete. Level of Evidence: Diagnostic, Level IV

scholarly journals The effect of balance training and conventional pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 757-767
Author(s):  
Suresh Babu Reddy A ◽  
Nataraj Madagondapalli Srinivasan ◽  
Anil Kumar T ◽  
Vinod babu ◽  
Gopala Krishna Alaparthi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Timed Up And Go ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

The purpose of our study was to determine the added effect of a balance training program to conventional pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise capacity, balance, fall risk and health related quality of life in patients with moderate COPD. A Randomized Control Trial with two groups- Experimental and Control groups. 133 participants were randomly allocated to either the conventional pulmonary rehabilitation group or the combined pulmonary rehabilitation group with balance training. In the present study we found statistically significant improvement in Berg Balance Scale by -22.55%, Timed Up and Go test by -46.46%, Single Leg Stance Test by -51.69%, Activities Balance Confidence Score by 13.89%, Elderly Falls Screening Test by -57.42%, Six-minutes walk test by 3.04%, and St. George respiratory questionnaire total score by -18.16%.It is recommended that implementation of 8 weeks balance training with conventional pulmonary rehabilitation program is beneficial on improving balance, six-minute walk distance and health related quality of life in subjects with moderate COPD. 

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