ABSTRACT
Background: Impaired trunk
postural control is common after stroke. Combining kinesio taping with trunk rehabilitation has been shown to enhance the recovery of
postural control ability
in patients with stroke.
Objective:
We investigated whether the combination of kinesio taping with trunk
rehabilitation would improve dynamic and static sitting stability after
stroke.
Methods: Twenty-eight patients with stroke were
recruited and randomly assigned to one of the two 8-week trunk
rehabilitation programs with kinesio (experimental group) or placebo
taping (control group). Outcome measures were dynamic forward, dynamic
backward, affected-side, and unaffected-side sway areas, static sway
area and length, and the total limit of stability (LOS) area. The
variables were measured using the BioRescue analysis system. All outcome
measures were assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks of trunk
rehabilitation.
Results: Significant increases were
observed in the dynamic forward, dynamic backward, affected-side, and
unaffected-side sway areas, and the total LOS area, in the experimental
and control groups, whereas decreases were observed in the static sway
area and length. The dynamic forward sway area was significantly higher
in the experimental group than in the control group, but there were no
significant differences between the groups in the other variables.
Conclusions:
Trunk rehabilitation is effective for improving dynamic and static
sitting stability after stroke. The addition of kinesio taping to the
back muscles further increases forward mobility.
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