Assessment of gait patiem following Kinesiology Taping application in patients after cerebral stroke

Beata Michalak, Bartłomiej Halat, Wojciech Kufel, Marta Kopa, Jacek Łuniewski, Katarzyna Bogacz, Magdalena Wilk, Marcin Krajczy, Anna Lipińska, Jan Szczegielniak, Zbigniew Śliwiński

Beata Michalak, Bartłomiej Halat, Wojciech Kufel, Marta Kopa, Jacek Łuniewski, Katarzyna Bogacz, Magdalena Wilk, Marcin Krajczy, Anna Lipińska, Jan Szczegielniak, Zbigniew Śliwiński – Assessment of gait patiem following Kinesiology Taping application in patients after cerebral stroke. Fizjoterapia Polska 2009; 9(2); 133-142

Abstract
Background. The authors present an assessment of gait pattern in stroke patients subjected to comprehensive physiotherapy inclu-ding Kinesiology Taping applications. Material and methods. The KT group included 20 patients (13 men and 7 women) who were subjected to Kinesiology Taping. KT applications were not used in the control group, which consisted of 5 women and 15 men. Ali patients underwent physical, neurological and functional examinations, which constituted the basis for designing a rehabilitation program. Results. The analysis of the results indicates that functional KT application to the anterior tibial muscie, ligamentous KT application to the Achilles tendon and muscular KT application to the soleus muscie significantly contributed to improving ankle joint function. Patients treated with KT applications demonstrated improved gait patterns, visible as balanced step length and an extended support phase main-taining the body weight. When learning and analyzing the gait pattern, the midstance phase (fuli loading) is a significant element prece-ding the propulsion phase. This assessment of gait patterns following KT application in stroke patient is an innovative study. Conclusions. Muscular and ligamentous Kinesiology Taping applications reduce the spastic tension of the lower limb muscles para-lyzed as a result of cerebral stroke, The beneficial effect of Kinesiology Taping described by the founders ofthis method reduces the congestive edema of the limbs paralyzed as a result of a cerebral stroke and improve the gait pattern. The rehabilitation program applied in this study increased the gait speed of the stroke patients.
Key words:
Kinesiology Taping, muscular applications, ligamentous applications, corrective applications, cerebral stroke
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Factors influencing the incidence of shoulder pain in post-stroke patients

Teresa Pop, Agnieszka Dziedzic, Katarzyna Łach-Pop

Teresa Pop, Agnieszka Dziedzic, Katarzyna Łach-Pop – Factors influencing the incidence of shoulder pain in post-stroke patients. Fizjoterapia Polska 2010; 10(2); 103-112

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Pain and functional impairment of the paretic shoulder are a frequent complication in post-stroke patients. The pain is mostly localised to the glenohumeral joint, but sometimes radiates to the upper arm and, infrequently, to the forearm. The paper aims at assessing the incidence of shoulder joint pain in post-stroke patients, and at investigating the predisposing factors. Material and method. The study group consisted of 81 stroke survivors (41 females and 40 males) hospitalized due to stroke in the Stroke Unit of the Neurology Ward and in the Rehabilitation Ward.The study used a questionnaire to obtain characteristics of the study group, a VAS scale to assess pain intensity, as well as the Ashworth scale and Barthel index. Shoulder joint pain occurred in 58% of the participants. Mean pain intensity was 5 according to the VAS scale. Muscle tone in the upper extremity in the study group averaged at 2 in the Ashworth scale. Among those suffering from shoulder pain, 53% experienced it in the morning.
Key words:
stroke, complications, shoulder, pain
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Clinical factors affecting balance and symmetry of the lower extremity weight bearing in post stroke patients

Teresa Pop, Joanna Glista, Wojciech Rusek

Teresa Pop, Joanna Glista, Wojciech Rusek – Clinical factors affecting balance and symmetry of the lower extremity weight bearing in post stroke patients. Fizjoterapia Polska 2012; 12(3); 251-262

Abstract
Cerebrovascular stroke has become the third most common cause of death in many developing countries and one of main causes of long term disability. The aim of the study was to evaluate an impact of the degree of paresis in the upper extremity and the side of paresis on balance and the lower extremity weight bearing in patients with ischemic stroke. The study group included 51 stroke patients, admitted for treatment to the Provincial Hospital No.2 in Rzeszow. The control group included 51 subjects in the same age group with no stroke history. We assessed functional efficiency of the hand according to the Brunnström scale, balance and symmetry of the lower extremity loading using stabilometric Zebris platform. Statistical analysis did not show any significant differences between the mean values obtained for the examined balance parameters in regard to the side of paresis. However, a statistically significant difference was found between the mean values obtained for the examined parameters of lower extremity weight bearing symmetry and the side of paresis. The degree of the upper extremity paresis correlates with balance parameters and lower extremity weight bearing symmetry in stroke patients with left-sided hemiparesis. The side of paresis affects the symmetry of lower extremity weight bearing.
Key words:
Cerebrovascular stroke, upper extremity paresis, lower extremity weight bearing symmetry, balance
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Ocena efektów plastrowania dynamicznego (PD) z wykorzystaniem inteligentnego robota neurologicznego Fourier M2 u chorych po udarze mózgu z niedowładem połowiczym

Marcin Krajczy, Edyta Krajczy, Ewa Gajda-Krajczy, Bartosz Frydrych, Katarzyna Bogacz, Jacek Łuniewski, Jan Szczegielniak

M. Krajczy, E. Krajczy, E. Gajda-Krajczy, B. Frydrych, K. Bogacz, J. Łuniewski, J. Szczegielniak – Evaluation of effects of kinesiotaping with use of the intelligent fourier M2 neurological robot in patients with hemiparesis; Fizjoterapia Polska 2018; 18(1); 32-48

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Purpose. The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of dynamic taping (DT) using a smart neurological robot Fourier M2 in patients after cerebral stroke with hemiparesis.
Materials and methods. The study included 28 patients (10 women and 17 men, average age: 63, 48) after ischemic cerebral stroke with hemiparesis (14 left-sided, 13 right-sided) who expressed their informed consent for participation in the study. The patients were divided into groups using the ALEA software, with its own randomization algorithm, into group TG and CG – 14 participants in each. In order to conduct the study, there was used the Fourier M2 smart rehabilitation robot designed for diagnostics and therapy of upper limbs.
Results and conclusions. The study demonstrated statistically relevant effects on the 1st, 3rd and 4th day of the study in the form of a percentage improvement in active movement in the TG group as a result of application of dynamic taping.
The assessment of the remaining study results demonstrated both the effects of dynamic taping and the effects of the therapy with the use of a neurological robot in patients after cerebral stroke with hemiparesis. The assessment of those effects showed the therapy effects were comparable in both groups.
The Fourier M2 smart robot is s useful and objective tool for diagnostics, therapy and assessment of the effects of physical therapy in patients after cerebral stroke with upper limb dysfunction.

Key words:
kinesiotaping, neurological robot, fourier M2, cerebral stroke, hemiparesis

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Effects of cognitive exercise therapy on upper extremity function in stroke patients – A case study

Joanna Pawełczyk, Katarzyna Adamczewska, Jacek Lewandowski

J. Pawełczyk, K. Adamczewska, J. Lewandowski – Effects of cognitive exercise therapy on upper extremity function in stroke patients – A case study. FP 2017; 17(4); 70-75

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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of cognitive exercise therapy on upper extremity function in a female stroke patient.
Materials and methods. The study was conducted on a 76-year-old female patient who suffered an ischemic stroke and exhibited severe left-sided hemiparesis. The patient underwent a 6-week therapy regimen based on the cognitive exercise treatment method, with 3 therapy session each week. Therapy progress was evaluated every two weeks using the Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke Patients (MESUPES).
Results. The patient showed motor function improvement on all MESUPES subscales. The overall progress was 31%. The highest rate of improvement (45%) was recorded on the first part of the scale (MESUPES I), which evaluated general movements. In the second part, the patient showed a 25% improvement in joint mobility and a 17% improvement in coordination.
Conclusion. The cognitive exercise therapy proved to be an effective treatment for improving upper extremity function of the patient.

Key words:
neurorehabilitation, stroke, Perfetti method, cognitive exercise therapy

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Analysis of the effect of comprehensive rehabilitation with stabilometric platform on body balance in patients with multiple sclerosis and after stroke

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

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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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The assessment of primary rehabilitation effects for patients with brain stroke and the evading effect

Marek Woszczak, Katarzyna Bogacz, Katarzyna Syrewicz, Magdalena Józefowicz-Korczyńska, Jan Szczegielniak

M. Woszczak, K. Bogacz, K. Syrewicz, M. Józefowicz-Korczyńska, J. Szczegielniak – The assessment of primary rehabilitation effects for patients with brain stroke and the evading effect. FP 2017; 17(3); 16-27

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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of hemispatial neglect in stroke patients and to determine whether this condition can affect the results of early rehabilitation and hospitalization duration.
Materials and methods. 63 randomly selected stroke patients were examined. The participants were divided into two groups: group A – participants without hemispatial neglect; and group B – participants diagnosed with hemispatial neglect. Physical functionality of participants, assessed at admission to the rehabilitation ward and at discharge, was compared. The results were organized into tables and graphs. The collected data were analyzed with the chi-square test of goodness of fit.
Results. The results show an increase in physical functionality of all participants. Participants without hemispatial neglect have considerably improved in their functional independence, needing little help with most activities assessed as part of the study. On the other hand, participants diagnosed with hemispatial neglect showed much less improvement, despite the same amount of therapy, and remained on a lower mobility level. Hence, hemispatial neglect affected their hospitalization duration.
Conclusion. Participants with hemispatial neglect exhibited slower functional recovery. Hemispatial neglect affects hospitalization duration (R=0.0082).

Key words:
Stroke, hemispatial neglect, early rehabilitation

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The Application of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Patients after Stroke

Beata Tyszkiewicz, Agnieszka Drozd, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon, Maja Nowacka-Kłos

B. Tyszkiewicz, A. Drozd, R. Hansdorfer-Korzon, M. Nowacka-Kłos – The Application of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Patients after Stroke. FP 2017; 17(1); 104-115

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Each year approximately 10.5 million people worldwide experience their first stroke. This often results in a physical disability. Approximately 70-80% of these suffer from an upper-limb dysfunction of some kind which can substantially restrict day to day functioning. In recent years a number of different forms of post-stroke rehabilitation have been developed many of which aim to harness the phenomenon of neuroplasticity. These include, amongst others, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), which relies on the active participation of the patient. During intense workouts of the paretic limb, the unaffected limb is immobilized. A number of studies have been conducted which have proven that CIMT (and its modification, mCIMT) is one of the most effective forms of kinesitherapy at improving the function of the paretic upper limb after stroke. CIMT is intended primarily for patients with mild or moderate upper limb paresis and is usually undertaken in the chronic period after cerebral stroke.

Key words:
cerebral stroke, upper limb paresis, neuroplasticity, constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT)

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Balance Versus Postural Stability and Its Disorders in Patients after Ischemic Stroke – Theoretical Study

Magdalena Goliwąs, Ewa Kamińska, Marta Flis-Masłowska,
Marzena Wiernicka, Jacek Lewandowski

M. Goliwąs, E. Kamińska, M. Flis-Masłowska, M. Wiernicka, J. Lewandowski – Balance Versus Postural Stability and Its Disorders in Patients after Ischemic Stroke – Theoretical Study. FP 2017; 17(1); 38-44

Abstract
The aim of this study is to explain the differences between balance and postural stability, and the changes which occur in these traits in patients after stroke.
Human being has the natural ability to stand on two feet and to move on the two feet across an unfamiliar terrain. However these abilities do constitute a big challenge for the balance control system, which is being controlled through the three separate systems, two of which are sight, responsible for planning of the locomotion activity, vestibular system, responsible for spatial orientation of the human body. The third, and the most complex is the sensory system (composed of proprioceptors and mechanoreceptors). In terms of biomechanics the balance is defined as the ability to maintain the center of gravity of the human body above the supporting plane.
One of the most important determinants of the correct body posture is the postural stability, which wider concept and denotes the ability to recover the balance. This is possible thanks to three strategies. Patients after a stroke have a problem with the ability of spontaneous kinesthetic response. The distribution of pressure forces of the plantar side of a foot on the ground changes, it becomes difficult to maintain balance, and the consequences are frequent falls, femur fractures and problems with the basic activities of daily living.

Key words:
Postural stability, balance, stroke

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The rehabilitation of patients after the cerebral stroke including socio-demographic factors

Marzena Kobylańska, Bartosz M. Wójcik, Renata Szczepaniak, Zbigniew Śliwiński

M. Kobylańska, B. M. Wójcik, R. Szczepaniak, Z. Śliwiński – The rehabilitation of patients after the cerebral stroke including socio-demographic factors. FP 2016;16(4);82-97

Abstract

Introduction. According to the World Health Organization, cerebral stroke constitutes the third largest cause of death just after heart disease and cancer. It is estimated that every year 4.6 million people die due to stroke, including 3.2 in developing countries and 1.2 in developed ones. It has been observed that the effectiveness of physiotherapy in patients after a stroke depends on biological factors but also on their socio-economic condition.
The dissertation goal. The goal of this dissertation is to analyze the role of socio-demographic factors in the process of physiotherapy for patients after a cerebral stroke.
Materials and methods. The research has been carried out at the neurological rehabilitation ward of the Wrocław Center for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. The research group consisted of 120 patients after cerebral stroke. The examination was conducted at two time intervals – on the first day of the patient’s treatment at the neurological rehabilitation ward, and after three weeks of rehabilitation. All the patients participated in the systematic physiotherapy, which is a standard procedure at the neurological rehabilitation ward, where they had a defined schedule of frequency and time of rehab. A full research cycle lasted for three weeks for every patient. The following methods were used in the research: Barthel Scale (Barthel Index, BI), Lawton Scale (Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL), Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Generalized Self – Efficacy Scale (GSES), Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Results. Factors regarding the biological nature of the patient’s condition such as age, time since the stroke, type of stroke, and number of coexisting diseases have a definite impact on the low effectiveness of the physiotherapy conducted at the neurological rehabilitation ward. Socio-demographic factors, marital status, professional activity, and kind of job, also have an impact on the low effectiveness of the conducted physiotherapy.
Conclusions. Comprehensive rehabilitation of neurological patients after the cerebral stroke, taking into account socio-demographic factors is essential to achieve high effectiveness of physiotherapy.

Keywords:

stroke, physiotherapy, socio-demographic factors

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