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Additional exercises improve trunk performance after stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Geert Verheyden1, Luc Vereeck, Steven Truijen

  • 1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. gv@soton.ac.uk

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Additional trunk exercises significantly improved dynamic sitting balance in stroke survivors. These targeted movements enhance trunk control and lateral flexion, aiding functional recovery after stroke.

Area of Science:

  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Physical Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery

Background:

  • Sitting balance and selective trunk movements are crucial for functional outcomes post-stroke.
  • Research on interventions to improve trunk performance in stroke survivors is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of supplementary trunk exercises on trunk performance in individuals who have had a stroke.

Main Methods:

  • An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial involved 33 stroke patients.
  • The experimental group received 10 hours of supervised trunk exercises alongside conventional therapy.
  • Trunk performance was assessed using the Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), focusing on static and dynamic sitting balance and coordination.

Main Results:

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  • No significant baseline differences were observed between the experimental and control groups.
  • The experimental group showed significantly greater improvement in dynamic sitting balance, specifically in selective lateral flexion.
  • A post hoc power calculation indicated a power of .90 and an effect size of 1.16 for this finding.

Conclusions:

  • Trunk exercises, when added to conventional therapy, positively influence selective lateral trunk flexion in stroke survivors.
  • These findings suggest a beneficial role for targeted trunk exercises in improving specific aspects of motor control after stroke.