균형능력 운동치료 시스템을 이용한 치료가 급성기 뇌졸중 환자의 균형과 이동능력에 미치는 영향

The Effects of Treatment With a TETRAX on Balance and Mobility in Acute Stroke Patients

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of balance training with ‘TETRAX' system, a balance training and assessment tool, on balance and mobility in acute hemiplegic patients. Nineteen matched subjects were assigned randomly into either an experimental group or a control group. An experimental group with 10 subjects received balance training with ‘TETRAX’ exercise program and con vention떠 physical therapy interventions 5 times per week during 4 weeks. A control group wi th 9 sub jects received conventional physical therapy inteπentions 5 times per week during 4 weeks. Outcome measures were taken before and after 4 weeks of interventions using the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (STREAM), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), gait speed, and the fall down index. Results indicated that both exercise groups improved significantly in STREAM, BBS, and gait Speed (p<.05). The experimental group had a little improvement than the control group. Both exercise groups did not show statistical significance in fall down index (p<.05). Following 4 weeks of ntervention, except gait speed there was no statistically significant difference between two groups. However, these findings suggest that conventional physical therapy interventions with visual feedback training could be effective on improving balance and mobility than conventional physical therapy alone in acute hemiplegic patients