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Effects of Trunk Stabilization Exercise While Wearing a Pelvic Compression Belt on Walking and Balancing Abilities in
Yoon-Hee Choi1, Nan-Hyang Kim, Sung-Min Son
1From the Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Daejeon University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Y-HC, N-HK); Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Medical Science, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (S-MS); and Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Medical Science, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Y-JC).
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of wearing a pelvic compression belt during trunk stability exercise on balance and gait ability in patients with stroke.
Design:
Thirty-six patients with stroke participated and were randomly allocated to three groups: the paretic group (trunk stability exercise wearing a pelvic belt on the paretic side), the nonparetic group (trunk stability exercise wearing a pelvic belt on the nonparetic side), or the control group (trunk stability exercise without a pelvic belt). Walking and balancing abilities were assessed before and after trunk stabilization exercise.
Results:
Significantly larger gains were identified in the paretic group than in the control group for all variables (P < 0.017). In addition, significantly larger gains were observed in the paretic group than in the nonparetic group (P < 0.017) (limit of stability, 15.6%; stance phase of paretic side, 4.1%; 10-m walking test, -10.1%; 6-min walking test, 4.6%).
Conclusion:
Wearing a pelvic belt on the paretic side during trunk stabilization exercise seems to be more effective at improving the balancing and walking abilities of patients with stroke than wearing a pelvic compression belt on the nonparetic side or not wearing a pelvic belt.
