Emilia Mikołajewska1. 1. Rehabilitation Clinic, Military Clinical Hospital No. 10 and Polyclinic, Bydgoszcz, Poland. e.mikolajewska@wp.pl
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Stroke is perceived a major cause of disability, including gait disorders. Looking for more effective methods of gait reeducation in post-stroke survivors is one of the most important issues in contemporary neurorehabilitation. OBJECTIVES: Following a stroke, patients suffer from gait disorders. The aim of this paper is to present the outcomes of a study of post-stroke gait reeducation using the NeuroDevelopmental Treatment-Bobath (NDT-Bobath) method. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The research was conducted among 60 adult patients who had undergone ischemic stroke. These patients were treated using the NDT-Bobath method. These patients' gait reeducation was assessed using spatio-temporal gait parameters (gait velocity, cadence and stride length). Measurements of these parameters were conducted by the same therapist twice: on admission, and after the tenth session of gait reeducation. RESULTS: Among the 60 patients involved in the study, the results were as follows: in terms of gait velocity, recovery was observed in 39 cases (65%), in terms of cadence, recovery was observed in 39 cases (65%), in terms of stride length, recovery was observed in 50 cases (83.33%). CONCLUSIONS: Benefits were observed after short-term therapy, reflected by measurable statistically significant changes in the patients' gait parameters.
BACKGROUND:Stroke is perceived a major cause of disability, including gait disorders. Looking for more effective methods of gait reeducation in post-stroke survivors is one of the most important issues in contemporary neurorehabilitation. OBJECTIVES: Following a stroke, patients suffer from gait disorders. The aim of this paper is to present the outcomes of a study of post-stroke gait reeducation using the NeuroDevelopmental Treatment-Bobath (NDT-Bobath) method. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The research was conducted among 60 adult patients who had undergone ischemic stroke. These patients were treated using the NDT-Bobath method. These patients' gait reeducation was assessed using spatio-temporal gait parameters (gait velocity, cadence and stride length). Measurements of these parameters were conducted by the same therapist twice: on admission, and after the tenth session of gait reeducation. RESULTS: Among the 60 patients involved in the study, the results were as follows: in terms of gait velocity, recovery was observed in 39 cases (65%), in terms of cadence, recovery was observed in 39 cases (65%), in terms of stride length, recovery was observed in 50 cases (83.33%). CONCLUSIONS: Benefits were observed after short-term therapy, reflected by measurable statistically significant changes in the patients' gait parameters.
Authors: Maristela C X Pelicioni; Morgana M Novaes; Andre S C Peres; Altay A Lino de Souza; Cesar Minelli; Soraia R C Fabio; Octavio M Pontes-Neto; Antonio C Santos; Draulio B de Araujo Journal: Neural Plast Date: 2015-12-28 Impact factor: 3.599
Authors: G Puyuelo-Quintana; R Cano-de-la-Cuerda; A Plaza-Flores; E Garces-Castellote; D Sanz-Merodio; A Goñi-Arana; J Marín-Ojea; E García-Armada Journal: J Neuroeng Rehabil Date: 2020-05-06 Impact factor: 4.262