Anti-spastic effects of whole body vibration to the spastic muscles of hemiplegic legs in post-stroke patients
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Post-stroke patients
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000007290
- Lead Sponsor
- Kagoshima University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients were excluded from the analysis if they were aged >70 years, or had shown abnormal gait prior to the onset of stroke (such as joint disability or peripheral neuropathy), had a medical condition that limited footbath usage (such as severe cardiopulmonary disease or severe sensory disturbance), had severe aphasia that made it impossible to follow verbal instructions, or had bilateral hemisphere legions or dementia that interfered with the outcome assessments.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Range of motion of trunk, Straight Leg Raising test (SLR), range of motion of ankle, Modified Asworth Scale (MAS), ankle clonus, 10m walk test, questionnare
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method