The Influence of Eight-section Brocade Exercise Combined with Prokin Balance Training Device on Balance Function and Walking Ability of Elderly Stroke Hemiplegic Patients.

BACKGROUND

The incidence rate of stroke and consequent disability in China is increasing year by year.

OBJECTIVES

The objective of this study was to observe the influence of the Eight-section Brocade exercise combined with the Prokin balance training device on balance function and walking ability of elderly stroke hemiplegic patients.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

Sixty stroke patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into an experimental group (30 cases) and a control group (30 cases). The control group received conventional rehabilitation training, whereas the experimental group received rehabilitation treatment using an Eight-section Brocade exercise combined with a Prokin balance training device in addition to the conventional training. The differences in the scores of the Fugl-Meyer balance scale (FM-B), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), functional ambulation category scale (FAC), and average trace error (ATE) before and after 8 weeks of treatment were evaluated.

RESULTS

Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed a significant improvement in the FM-B scores, BBS scores, FAC scores, and ATE index, with statistically significant differences in improvement values (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

The combination of Eight-section Brocade exercise and Prokin balance training device can effectively improve the balance function of stroke hemiplegic patients, and it has a significant promoting effect on improving patients' walking ability, proprioceptive ability, and activities of daily living.