The effect of aquatic therapy on postural balance and muscle strength in stroke survivors - A randomized controlled pilot trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 966-976

  Noh, Dong Koog ^a   Lim, Jae Young ^a   Shin, Hyung Ik ^a   Paik, Nam Jong ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AQUATIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; STROKE; SURVIVORS; SWIMMING POOLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55349145645     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215508091434     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Gresham GE, Fitzpatrick TE, Wolf PA, McNamara PM, Kannel WB, Dawber TR Residual disability in survivors of stroke - the Framingham study. N Engl J Med 1975; 293: 954-56.
2. Canning CG, Ada L., O'Dwyer N. Slowness to develop force contributes to weakness after stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999; 80: 66-70.
3. Teasell R., McCrae M., Foley N., Bhardwaj A. The incidence and consequences of falls in stroke patients during inpatient rehabilitation: Factors associated with high risk. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83: 329-33.
4. Dean CM, Richards CL, Malouin F. Task-related circuit training improves performance of locomotor tasks in chronic stroke: A randomized, controlled pilot trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000; 81: 409-17.
5. Teixeira-Salmela LF, Nadeau S., Mcbride I., Olney SJ Effects of muscle strengthening and physical conditioning training on temporal, kinematic and kinetic variables during gait in chronic stroke survivors. J Rehabil Med 2001; 33: 53-60.
6. Teixeira-Salmela LF, Olney SJ, Nadeau S., Brouwer B. Muscle strengthening and physical conditioning to reduce impairment and disability in chronic stroke survivors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999; 80: 1211 - 18.
7. Wolf SI, Lecraw DE, Varton LA, Jann BB Forced use of hemiplegic upper extremities to reverse the effect of learned nonuse among chronic stroke and head injured patients. Exp Neurol 1989; 104: 125-32.
8. Platz T., Winter T., Müller N., Pinkowski C., Eickhof C., Mauritz KH Arm ability training for stroke and traumatic brain injury patients with mild arm paresis: A single-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82: 961-68.
9. Pang MYC, Eng JJ, Dawson AS, McKay HA, Harris JE A community- based fitness and mobility exercise program for older adults with chronic stroke: A randomized, controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005; 53: 1667-74.
10. Potempa K., Lopez M., Braun LT, Szidon JP, Fogg L., Tinchnell T. Physiological outcomes of aerobic exercise training in hemiparetic stroke patients. Stroke 1995; 26: 101-105.
11. Macko RF, DeSouza CA, Tretter LD et al. Treadmill aerobic exercise training reduces the energy expenditure and cardiovascular demands of hemiparetic gait in chronic stroke patients: A preliminary report. Stroke 1997; 28: 326-30.
12. Cheng PT, Wu SH, Liaw MY, Wong AM, Tang FT Symmetrical body weight distribution training in stroke patients and its effect on fall prevention. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82: 1650-54.
13. Smith GV, Macko RF, Silver KHC, Goldberg AP, Macho RF 'Task oriented' exercise improves hamstring strength and spastic reflexes in chronic stroke patients. Stroke 1999; 30: 2112-18.
14. Betker AL, Szturm T., Moussavi ZK, Nett C. Video game-based exercises for balance rehabilitation: A single-subject design. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2006; 87: 1141-49.
15. Aruin AS, Hanke T., Chaudhuri G., Harvey R., Rao N. Compelled weightbearing in persons with hemiparesis following stroke: The effect of a lift insert and goal-directed balance exercise. J Rehabil Res Dev 2000; 37: 65-72.
16. Saunders DH, Greig CA, Young A., Mead GE Physical fitness training for stroke patients. Stroke 2004; 35: 2235.
17. Foley A., Halbert J., Hewitt T., Crotty M. Does hydrotherapy improve strength and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis-a randomized controlled trial comparing a gym based and a hydrotherapy based strengthening programme. Ann Rheum Dis 2003; 62: 1162-67.
18. Melton-Rogers S., Hunter G., Walter J., Harrison P. Cardiorespiratory responses of patients with rheumatoid arthritis bicycle riding and running in water. Phys Ther 1996; 76: 1058-65.
19. Jentoft ES, Kvalvik AG, Mengshoel AM Effects of pool-based and land-based aerobic exercise on women with fibromyalgia/chronic widespread muscle pain. Arthritis Rheum 2001; 45: 42-47.
20. Mannerkorpi K., Nyberg B., Ahlmen M., Ekdahl C. Pool exercise combied with an education program for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. A prospective, randomized study. J Rheumatol 2000; 27: 2473-81.
21. Willen C., Sunnerhagen KS, Grimby G. Dynamic water exercise in individuals with late poliomyelitis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82: 66-72.
22. Getz M., Hutzler Y., Vermeer A. Effects of aquatic interventions in children with neuromotor impairments: A systematic review of the literature. Clin Rehabil 2006; 20: 927-36.
23. Kelly M., Darrah J. Aquatic exercise for children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 2005; 47: 838-42.
24. Vogtle LK, Morris DM, Denton BG An aquatic program for adults with cerebral palsy living in group homes. Phys Ther Case Rep 1998; 1: 250-59.
25. Hutzler Y., Chacham A., Bergman U. Effects of a movement and swimming program on vital capacity and water orientation skills of children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 1998; 40: 176-81.
26. Lambeck J., Stanat FC The Halliwick concept Part I. J Aquatic Ther Phys Ther 2000; 2: 7-12.
27. Sova R., Konno J. Ai Chi. Balance, harmony and healing. Aqua Gear, Inc, 1999.
28. Chu KS, Eng JJ, Dawson AS, Harris JE, Ozkaplan A., Gylfadottir S. Water-based exercise for cardiovascular fitness in people with chronic stroke: A randomized controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85: 870 - 74.
29. Gowland C., Stratford P., Ward M. et al. Measuring physical impairment and disability with the Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment. Stroke 1993; 24: 58-63.
30. Berg K., Wood-Dauphinee S., William JI, Gayton D. Measuring balance in the elderly: Preliminary development of an instrument. Physiother Can 1989; 41: 304-11.
31. Berg K., Maki BE, Williams JI, Holliday PJ, Wood-Dauphinee SL Clinical and laboratory measures of postural balance in an elderly population. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1992; 73: 1073-80.
32. Lomaglio MJ, Eng JJ Muscle strength and weightbearing symmetry relate to sit-to-stand performance in individuals with stroke. Gait Posture 2005; 22: 126-31.
33. Goldie PA, Matyas TA, Evans OM, Galea M., Bach TM Maximum voluntary weight-bearing by the affected and unaffected legs in standing following stroke. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 1996; 11: 333 - 42.
34. Eng JJ, Chu KS Reliability and comparison of weight-bearing ability during standing tasks individuals with chronic stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83: 1138-44.
35. Carr JH, Shepherd RB, Nordholm L., Lynn D. Investigation of a new motor assessment scale for stroke patients. Phys Ther 1985; 65: 175-80.
36. Poole JL, Whitney SL Motor assessment scale for stroke patients: Concurrent validity and interrater reliability. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1988; 69: 195-97.
37. Lipsey MW Effect size: The problematic parameter. In Lipsey MW ed. Design sensitivity: Statistical power for experimental research. Sage Publications, 1990: 42-68.
38. Van Peppen RP, Kwakkel G., Wood-Dauphinee S., Hendriks HJ, Van der Wees PJ, Dekker J. The impact of physical therapy on functional outcomes after stroke: What's the evidence? Clin Rehabil 2004; 18: 833-62.
39. Kwakkel G., Wagenaar RC, Koelman TW, Lankhorst GJ, Koetsier J. Effects of intensity of rehabilitation after stroke. A research synthesis. Stroke 1997; 28: 1550-56.
40. Eng JJ, Chu KS, Kim CM, Dawson AS, Carswell A., Hepburn KE A community-based group exercise program for persons with chronic stroke. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2003; 35: 1271-78.
41. Suomi R., Collier D. Effects of arthritis exercise programs on functional fitness and perceived activities of daily living measures in older adults with arthritis. Arch Phys Med Rehibil 2003; 84: 1589-94.
42. Suomi R., Koceja DM Postural sway characteristics in women with lower extremity arthritis before and after an aquatic exercise intervention. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000; 81: 780-85.
43. Driver S., Rees K., O'Connor J. et al. Aquatics, health-promoting self-care behaviors and adults with brain injuries. Brain Inj 2006; 20: 133-41.
44. Marigold DS, Eng JJ, Dawson AS, Inglis JT, Harris JE, Gylfadottir S. Exercise leads to faster postural reflexes, improved balance and mobility, and fewer falls in older persons with chronic stroke. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005; 53: 416-23.
45. Duncan P., Studenski S., Richard L. et al. Randomized clinical trial of therapeutic exercise in subacute stroke. Stroke 2003; 34: 2173-80.