Comparison of Upper-Extremity Balance Tasks and Force Platform Testing in Persons With Hemiparesis

Fishman, Marie N; Colby, Lynn Allen; Sachs, Larry; Nichols, Deborah S.

doi:10.1093/ptj/77.10.1052

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“…Hip or shoulder flexion had been used as a source of postural perturbation to study anticipatory postural adjustment using electromyography in healthy subjects and in stroke patients 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ) . Kinematics is an important aspect of movement and it also reflects the outcomes of postural control.…”

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Relationship between trunk stability during voluntary limb and trunk movements and clinical measurements of patients with chronic stroke

et al. 2015

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[Purpose] The purposes of this study were to investigate differences between patients with chronic stroke and age matched healthy controls in trunk stability, by assessing the kinematics of the center of mass and moving body segments during voluntary limb and trunk movement, and the relationship between trunk stability and clinical measurements. [Subjects and Methods] Fifteen stroke patients and 15 age- and gender-matched healthy subjects participated. Each subject performed flexion of the hip and shoulder of the non-paretic or matched side as fast as possible, as well as trunk flexion and extension at a self-selected speed. A Qualisys motion system was employed to track the kinematics of the trunk and limbs. [Results] Patients presented larger mediolateral displacement of the center of mass during all limb and trunk movements, and larger velocity of center of mass during hip flexion movement. Healthy subjects showed greater movement velocity during shoulder flexion, trunk flexion and extension. Patients’ clinical measurements only correlated with movement characteristics during voluntary trunk motions. [Conclusion] Trunk stability in patients with chronic stroke was compromised during voluntary trunk as well as non-paretic limb movements, and the voluntary trunk movements reflected the trunk deficits measured using clinical measurements. Rehabilitation of patients with chronic stroke should include programs to improve trunk stability.

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Relationship between trunk stability during voluntary limb and trunk movements and clinical measurements of patients with chronic stroke

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“…6 But a disadvantage of these tests is the narrow range of subjects for whom each test is suitable Á/ floor and ceiling effects have been demonstrated for different groups of subjects, indicating that each test is only suitable for people who are able to perform the test and find it challenging. 4 For instance, stroke patients with good functional balance (i.e., are able to walk independently) show a ceiling effect for the arm raise test 7 but not the step test. 8 The arm raise test assesses static standing balance which is easy for someone who can walk, but the step test measures dynamic balance in single stance, which is more likely to be impaired.…”

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Reliability and validity of functional balance tests post stroke

2004

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“…It was developed as a dynamic measure of balance with no attempt to control for the movement strategy (1). FRT is used separately or as an item in Berg's Balance Scale (5) and is used in patients with diagnoses as different as stroke (6), Parkinson (7), vestibular hypofunction (8), multiple sclerosis (9) and hip fractures (10). FRT has also been associated with an increased risk of fall and frailty in elderly people who are unable to reach more than 15 cm (2,4).…”

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