The Effect of the Abdominal Draw-In Maneuver Using Breathing on Trunk Control and Hand Grip in Stroke Patients

Abstract

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