Justyna Redlicka, Jan Niedzielski, Elzbieta Miller

J. Redlicka, J. Niedzielski, E. Miller – Analysis of the effect of comprehensive rehabilitation with stabilometric platform on body balance in patients with multiple sclerosis and after stroke. FP 2017; 17(4); 18-23

Abstract

Objective. The objective was to evaluate the effect of a comprehensive rehabilitation program on body balance in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and after cerebral stroke.
Materials and methods. Tests were performed at the NeurorehabilitationWard of Dr K.Jonscher Municipal Hospital no. 3 in Lodz on randomly selected patients with MS and after stroke. The group included 50 subjects – 30 men and 20 women, aged 32 to 76 years. All the patients were examined twice for body balance with the use of a computerized stabilometric platform. The following parameters were analyzed: the mean number of all sways, the mean number of sways forwards and backwards, as well as to the left and right. All the sway parameters were measured both with eyes closed and open. The results obtained after rehabilitation were compared to those from before the introduction of rehabilitation.
Results. A course of comprehensive rehabilitation of MS patients resulted in a significant reduction of sways with eyes closed (p < 0.001), however less significant with eyes open (p < 0.2). Similarly, a marked improvement was observed in post-stroke patients in the mean number of sways with eyes closed (p < 0.001), whereas with eyes open, the results were not statistically significant (p < 0.02).
Conclusions. Comprehensive rehabilitation has a significant effect on the body balance of patients with MS and after stroke. In the trial with the use of a stabilometric platform, better results after a course of rehabilitation were noted inpost-stroke patients.

Key words:
stabilometric platform, balance, stroke, multiple sclerosis

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