You Hong, Zhang Hongxia, Liu Jia, Han Tingting, Zhang Min, Zhao Weijing, Jiang Shangrong
Sino-French Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, P.R. China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Dec;96(51):e9057. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009057.
Patients with white matter lesions (WMLs) often present with problems of balance. The aim of this study was to verify the effects of combined Pro-kin system and conventional balance training to improve balance ability in WMLs patients.This is a randomized controlled study, and 40 participants were divided into 2 groups: the intervention group (n=18) received Pro-kin system with additional conventional balance training for 20 minutes per session, 5 times a week, for 2 weeks. The control group (n = 19) received only conventional balance training. Outcome measures were examined before and after the 2 weeks intervention using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and Pro-kin system.After completion of the 2 weeks intervention, BBS, TUG, and Pro-kin system results significantly improved in the intervention group (P < .05). In the control group, BBS and Pro-kin system results significantly improved (P < .05). Changes in all outcomes but the ellipse area with eye closed (P < .05) were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group.The combination of Pro-kin system and conventional balance training is a potentially valuable treatment for patients with WMLs.
患有白质病变（WMLs）的患者常常存在平衡问题。本研究的目的是验证联合本体感觉神经肌肉促进法（Pro-kin system）和传统平衡训练对改善WMLs患者平衡能力的效果。这是一项随机对照研究，40名参与者被分为两组：干预组（n=18）接受Pro-kin系统训练并额外进行传统平衡训练，每次训练20分钟，每周5次，共2周。对照组（n=19）仅接受传统平衡训练。在为期2周的干预前后，使用伯格平衡量表（BBS）、计时起立行走测试（TUG）和Pro-kin系统对结果指标进行检测。在完成2周的干预后，干预组的BBS、TUG和Pro-kin系统结果显著改善（P<0.05）。在对照组中，BBS和Pro-kin系统结果显著改善（P<0.05）。除闭眼椭圆面积外，干预组所有结果指标的变化均显著高于对照组（P<0.05）。Pro-kin系统与传统平衡训练相结合对WMLs患者是一种潜在的有价值的治疗方法。
