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Effectiveness of Circuit-Based Exercises on Gait Speed, Balance, and Functional Mobility in People Affected by
Ana Clara Bonini-Rocha1,2,3, Anderson Lúcio Souza de Andrade1,2,3, André Marques Moraes1,2,3
1School of Physical Therapy, University of Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Background:
Several interventions have been proposed to rehabilitate patients with neurologic dysfunctions due to stroke. However, the effectiveness of circuit-based exercises according to its actual definition, ie, an overall program to improve strength, stamina, balance or functioning, was not provided.
Objective:
To examine the effectiveness of circuit-based exercise in the treatment of people affected by stroke.
Methods:
A search through PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database databases was performed to identify controlled clinical trials without language or date restriction. The overall mean difference with 95% confidence interval was calculated for all outcomes. Two independent reviewers assessed the risk of bias.
Results:
Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria, and 8 presented suitable data to perform a meta-analysis. Quantitative analysis showed that circuit-based exercise was more effective than conventional intervention on gait speed (mean difference of 0.11 m/s) and circuit-based exercise was not significantly more effective than conventional intervention on balance and functional mobility.
Conclusion:
Our results demonstrated that circuit-based exercise presents better effects on gait when compared with conventional intervention and that its effects on balance and functional mobility were not better than conventional interventions.
Level Of Evidence:
I.
