Du-Jin Park1, Young-In Hwang2. 1. Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Medicine, Kaya University, 208 Samgye-ro, Gimhae, Kyongnam 609-757, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: djpark35@kaya.ac.kr. 2. Dong-A University Medical Center, 26, Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-715, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: eva1223@naver.com.
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.
BACKGROUND: We hypothesised that the balance of spastic chronic strokepatients 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 spasticpatients. METHODS: Eight strokepatients 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 strokepatients; however, further studies should evaluate the effective of MFR on walking in strokepatients and determine the mechanism of the effect of MFR.
Authors: Rutu J Parikh; Jayshree M Sutaria; Mohammad Ahsan; Shibili Nuhmani; Ahmad H Alghadir; Masood Khan Journal: Medicine (Baltimore) Date: 2022-08-05 Impact factor: 1.817