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A pilot study of balance performance benefit of myofascial release, with a tennis ball, in chronic stroke patients
- Source :
- Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 20:98-103
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2016.
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Abstract
- Background We hypothesised that the balance of spastic chronic stroke patients is related to myofascial problems. We performed myofascial release (MFR) with a tennis ball on the affected limb, as suggested by Myers. Purpose This study investigated the benefits of 8 weeks of MFR using a tennis ball on the balance of spastic patients. Methods Eight stroke patients were enrolled voluntarily after providing informed consent. All subjects received 8-week interventions with MFR using a tennis ball three times per week. The patients were evaluated using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed ‘Up & Go' (TUG) test before and after 4 and 8 weeks of the intervention. Results There were significant differences in the BBS scores ( p = 0.001). The TUG time decreased significantly at 4 and 8 weeks ( p = 0.034). Conclusion Myofascial release appears to improve the balance of spastic chronic stroke patients; however, further studies should evaluate the effective of MFR on walking in stroke patients and determine the mechanism of the effect of MFR.
- Subjects :
- Male
Complementary and Manual Therapy
medicine.medical_specialty
Stroke patient
Hemiplegia
Pilot Projects
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Walking
Disability Evaluation
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
medicine
Spastic
Humans
Postural Balance
Chronic stroke
Aged
Balance (ability)
Aged, 80 and over
Massage
030222 orthopedics
business.industry
Rehabilitation
Stroke Rehabilitation
030229 sport sciences
Middle Aged
Myofascial release
Complementary and alternative medicine
Balance performance
Muscle Spasticity
Berg Balance Scale
Physical therapy
Female
Tennis ball
business
human activities
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13608592
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7c0a71bfafb2384619e3c8577e4b9367