Effect of training with whole body vibration on the sitting balance of stroke patients

Sung-Jin Choi, Won-Seob Shin, Bok-Kyun Oh, Jae-Kwang Shim, Dae-Hyouk Bang, Sung-Jin Choi, Won-Seob Shin, Bok-Kyun Oh, Jae-Kwang Shim, Dae-Hyouk Bang

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of task-oriented training with whole body vibration (WBV) on the sitting balance of stroke patients. [Subjects] The subjects were 30 stroke patients who were randomly divided into experimental (n1=15) and control (n2=15) groups. [Methods] Subjects in both groups received general training five times per week. Subjects in the experimental group practiced an additional task-oriented training program with WBV, which was performed for 15 minutes, five times per week, for four weeks. The center of pressure (COP) path length and average velocity were used to assess subjects static sitting balance, and the Modified Functional Reach Test (MFRT) was used to assess their dynamic sitting balance. The paired t-test was performed to test the significance of differences between before and after the intervention. The independent t-test was conducted to test the significance of differences between the groups. [Results] Following the intervention, the experimental group showed a significant change in MFRT. [Conclusion] The results of this study suggest that task-oriented training with WBV is feasible and efficacious for stroke patients.

Keywords: Balance; Stroke; Whole body vibration.

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