Abstract of the article:
Background: Dysfunction in stroke patients has been a problem that we have committed to solving and exploring. Physiotherapy has a certain effect on regaining strength, balance, and coordination. However, it is not a complete cure, so we are trying to find more effective treatments.
Purpose: To observe the effect of whole-body vibration training (WVT) on the recovery of balance and gait function in stroke patients, which could provide us with some useful evidence for rehabilitation planning.
Method: The clinical data of 130 stroke participants who underwent conventional rehabilitation treatment at our hospital from January 2019 to August 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.
Participants were divided into the whole-body vibration training (WVT) group and the non-WVT (NWVT) group according to whether they received WVT. In the WVT group, routine rehabilitation therapy was combined with WVT using the Galileo Med L Plus vibration trainer at a frequency of 20 Hz and a vibration amplitude of 0+ACY-plusmn+ADs-5.2 mm, and in the NWVT group, only routine rehabilitation therapy was given.
The treatment course in both groups was 4 weeks. Before and after treatment, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), 3 m Timed Up-and-Go Test (TUGT), Maximum Walking Speed (MWS), and Functional Reach Test (FR) of the upper limbs were performed.
Results: After 4 weeks of training, the BBS score and FR distance in both groups increased to some extent (WVT = 46.08 +/- 3.41 vs. NWVT = 40.22 +/- 3.75; WVT = 20.48 +/- 2.23 vs. NWVT = 16.60 +/- 2.82), with P < 0.05. Furthermore, both the BBS score and FR distance (BBS: 18.32 +/- 2.18; FR: 10.00 +/- 0.92) increased more in the WVT group than in the NWVT group (BBS: 13.29 +/- 1.66; FR: 6.16 +/- 0.95), with P < 0.05. Meanwhile, TUGT and MWS improved in both groups after training (WVT = 32.64 +/- 3.81 vs. NWVT = 39.56 +/- 3.68; WVT = 12.73 +/- 2.26 vs. NWVT = 15.04 +/- 2.27, respectively), with P < 0.05. The change in the WVT group (TUGT: 17.49 +/- 1.88; MWS: 6.79 +/- 0.81) was greater than in the NWVT group (TUGT: 10.76 +/- 1.42; MWS: 4.84 +/- 0.58), with P < 0.05.
Conclusion: WVT could effectively improve the balance and gait function of stroke patients, which may be beneficial for improving their quality of life.
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