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학술연구/단체지원/교육 등 연구자 활동을 지속하도록 DBpia가 지원하고 있어요.
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- 자료유형
- 학술대회자료
- 저자정보
- 발행연도
- 2014.5
- 수록면
- 892 - 895 (4page)
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The number of hemiplegic patients has been increasing with the increase in the incidence of stroke, which is attributable to an elderly society and Westernization of diet. Hemiplegic patients have a serious problem of loss of balance ability due to muscle weakness, which negatively affects daily living. Thus, balance ability is an important criterion for assessing hemiplegic patients’ performance of activities of daily living. The conventional ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), which is made of plastic, has some problems such as discomfort and difficult usability, decreased ankle range of motion, and exclusion of sensory input. Therefore, this study compared the balance abilities when wearing a new elastic band-type AFO (Aider [AD]) and a plastic AFO (UD-Flex), using the Balance System SD (Biodex Inc.) in 10 hemiplegic patients.
In our study experiment, the postural stability test was administered to the 10 subjects (age: 55.7 ± 8.4 years, height: 167 ± 6.5 cm, weight: 67.8 ± 11.6 kg), which was based on the center of balance (COB) in the Balance SD System platform. Moreover, the subjects’ treatment statuses were classified as follows: Aider (AD) use, UD-Flex (UD) use, or no AFO (non-AFO). Analysis of experimental data was performed using three types of dependent variables, namely (1) the overall stability index, which was based on the movement path of the COB; (2) % time in zone; and (3) % time in quadrant.
The results of this study indicate that the overall stability index was similar between the non-AFO group and AD or UD group. Moreover, the overall stability index significantly differed between the UD and AD groups. The results were non-AFO (3.58) > UD (2.64) > AD (2.56); thus, AD was indicated to be associated with the least fall risk, which means that AFO helps to improve balance ability and prevent falls in daily life. As indicated by the % time-in-zone and % time-in-quadrant results, most of the hemiplegic patients tended to use the affected side; thus, the body-weight support ability of the patients should be improved to maintain balance.
Through this study, we confirmed that using the new elastic band-type AFO helps to improve the balance ability of hemiplegic patients.
In our study experiment, the postural stability test was administered to the 10 subjects (age: 55.7 ± 8.4 years, height: 167 ± 6.5 cm, weight: 67.8 ± 11.6 kg), which was based on the center of balance (COB) in the Balance SD System platform. Moreover, the subjects’ treatment statuses were classified as follows: Aider (AD) use, UD-Flex (UD) use, or no AFO (non-AFO). Analysis of experimental data was performed using three types of dependent variables, namely (1) the overall stability index, which was based on the movement path of the COB; (2) % time in zone; and (3) % time in quadrant.
The results of this study indicate that the overall stability index was similar between the non-AFO group and AD or UD group. Moreover, the overall stability index significantly differed between the UD and AD groups. The results were non-AFO (3.58) > UD (2.64) > AD (2.56); thus, AD was indicated to be associated with the least fall risk, which means that AFO helps to improve balance ability and prevent falls in daily life. As indicated by the % time-in-zone and % time-in-quadrant results, most of the hemiplegic patients tended to use the affected side; thus, the body-weight support ability of the patients should be improved to maintain balance.
Through this study, we confirmed that using the new elastic band-type AFO helps to improve the balance ability of hemiplegic patients.
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