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Song JW, Kim JM, Cheong YS, et al. Balance Assessment in Subacute Stroke Patients Using the Balance Control Trainer (BalPro). Ann Rehabil Med. 2017;41(2):188-196doi: 10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.188.
Song, J. W., Kim, J. M., Cheong, Y. S., Lee, Y. S., Chun, S. M., Min, Y. S., & Jung, T. D. (2017). Balance Assessment in Subacute Stroke Patients Using the Balance Control Trainer (BalPro). Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 41(2), 188-196. https://doi.org/10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.188
Song, Jin Won, et al. "Balance Assessment in Subacute Stroke Patients Using the Balance Control Trainer (BalPro)." Annals of rehabilitation medicine vol. 41,2 (2017): 188-196. doi: https://doi.org/10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.188
Song JW, Kim JM, Cheong YS, Lee YS, Chun SM, Min YS, Jung TD. Balance Assessment in Subacute Stroke Patients Using the Balance Control Trainer (BalPro). Ann Rehabil Med. 2017 Apr;41(2):188-196. doi: 10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.188. Epub 2017 Apr 27. PMID: 28503450; PMCID: PMC5426275.
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Ann Rehabil Med. 2017 Apr;41(2):188-196. doi: 10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.188. Epub 2017 Apr 27.

Balance Assessment in Subacute Stroke Patients Using the Balance Control Trainer (BalPro).

Annals of rehabilitation medicine

Jin Won Song, Jong Min Kim, Youn Soo Cheong, Yang-Soo Lee, Seong Min Chun, Yu-Sun Min, Tae-Du Jung

Affiliations

  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
  2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
  3. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.

PMID: 28503450 PMCID: PMC5426275 DOI: 10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.188

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the efficacy of the balance control trainer (BCT), developed for training patients with balance problems, as a balance assessment tool in subacute stroke patients.

METHODS: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out on 38 subacute stroke patients in their first episode of a stroke, and having the ability to maintain a standing position without aid for at least 5 minutes. Patients were assessed using the BCT (BalPro) 43.7±35.7 days after stroke. The balance was assessed using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), a 10-meter walking test (10mWT), a 6-minute walking test (6MWT), and the Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index. The correlation and validity between the BCT and various balance assessments were analyzed.

RESULTS: Statistically significant linear correlations were observed between the BCT score and the BBS (r=0.698, p<0.001). A moderate to excellent correlation was seen between the BCT score and 11 of the 14 BBS items. The BCT scores and other secondary outcome parameters (6MWT r=0.392, p=0.048; TUG r=-0.471, p=0.006; 10mWT r=-0.437, p=0.012) had a moderate correlation.

CONCLUSION: Balance control training using the BCT (BalPro) showed significant statistical correlation with the BBS, and could therefore be a useful additional balance assessment tool in subacute stroke patients.

Keywords: Berg Balance Scale; Postural balance; Posturography; Stroke

Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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