Turning difficulties after stroke and its relationship with trunk function

CONCLUSIONS: Stroke participants experienced greater difficulty turning towards the paretic side. Trunk flexibility, strength, and control may affect turning performance, especially when turning towards the paretic side, which could explain the occurrence of falls after a turn towards the paretic side.CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Stroke patients experience turning difficulties, particularly during turning towards the paretic side. Stroke patients with limited trunk function are more likely to experience turning dysfunction. Clinical therapists should develop effective strategies for enhancing turning ability through improvement of trunk flexibility, strength, and control for clinical rehabilitation practice.PMID:34042411 | DOI:10.23736/S1973-9087.21.06841-6

Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - May 27, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Pei-Jung Liang Valeria J Chiu Yann-Cherng Teng Huei-Ling Chiu Shu-Chun Lee Source Type: research