The Effect of Swiss Ball Therapy On Sit-To-Stand Function, Paretic Limb Weight Bearing and Lower Limb Motor Score in Patients With Hemiplegia
The Effect of Swiss Ball Therapy On Sit-To-Stand Function, Paretic Limb Weight Bearing and Lower Limb Motor Score in Patients With Hemiplegia
The Effect of Swiss Ball Therapy On Sit-To-Stand Function, Paretic Limb Weight Bearing and Lower Limb Motor Score in Patients With Hemiplegia
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
THE EFFECT OF SWISS BALL THERAPY ON SIT-TO-STAND
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FUNCTION, PARETIC LIMB WEIGHT BEARING AND LOWER LIMB
MOTOR SCORE IN PATIENTS WITH HEMIPLEGIA
¹ Vadnagarwala Rasheeda
*2 Ramachandran Sivakumar
.
Methods: First-time stroke patients with hemiplegia were recruited from an acute stroke care set up in a University
teaching hospital and assigned to control (n=34) and experimental group (n = 33). Along with physiotherapy based
on impairments, patients in control group were trained for sitting to standing and sitting activities on a stool, and
from in the experimental group were trained with Swiss Ball. Both the groups underwent 40 minutes of training for
ten days. 30-second sit to stand, Percentage of weight bearing through the paretic limb and Brunnstrom stages were
recorded. Parametric and non-parametric tests were used based on the outcome tested.
Results: The baseline characteristics between the groups were similar statistically. Post-intervention experimental
group had better weight bearing ability and motor control of lower limb (p<0.05), than the control group. The differ-
ence in 30-second sit to stand did not reach statistical significance (p=0.059).
Conclusion: Training with Swiss ball results in greater improvement in weight - bearing ability and motor control of
paretic lower limb, compared to conventional training. The Swiss ball training does not enhance the sit to stand per-
formance more than conventional training.
Keyword: Hemiplegia, sit to stand, Swiss ball, Rehabilitation, Brunnstrom stages.
Received 19th August 2017, revised 28th November 2017, accepted 07th December 2017
Ethical clearance: University ethical committee (REF: CSP/11/AUG/18/50)
10.15621/ijphy/2017/v4i6/163917
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CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
*2 Ramachandran Sivakumar
Professor of Physiotherapy, Faculty of
¹Postgraduate research scholar, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramachandra Medical
Physiotherapy, ri Ramachandra Medical College College and Research Institute (DU), Chennai,
and Research Institute (DU), Chennai, India. India**. email: rsivkumar@gmail.com
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Citation
Rasheeda, V., & Sivakumar, R. (2017). THE EFFECT OF SWISS BALL THERAPY ON SIT-TO-STAND
FUNCTION, PARETIC LIMB WEIGHT BEARING AND LOWER LIMB MOTOR SCORE IN PATIENTS WITH
HEMIPLEGIA. International Journal of Physiotherapy, 4(6), 319-323.
Int J Physiother 2017; 4(6) Page | 323