This study was carried out to examine the changes in the trunk control ability and hand grip when the abdominal draw-in maneuver using breathing was applied to stroke patients, and provide basic data regarding the trunk stabilization exercise.
METHOD: After randomly placing patients in group Ⅰ-applying the existing abdominal draw-in exercise and group Ⅱ -applying the abdominal draw-in exercise using breathing, the intervention program was performed ten times per set (five sets per session), once a day, four times a week, for a total of four weeks. For the pre-tests before the intervention, trunk †Corresponding Author : Young-Jun Moon
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