Park Shin-Jun, Wang Joong-San
Department of Physical Therapy, Gangdong College, Republic of Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, Howon University: 64 Howondae 3-gil, Impi-myeon, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2017 Dec;29(12):2212-2214. doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.2212. Epub 2017 Dec 13.
[Purpose] This study was conducted to compare the immediate effects of different electrotherapies on the gait parameters for stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty patients with stroke were randomly assigned either to the functional electrical stimulation group or the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group, with 15 patients in each group. Each electrotherapy was performed for 30 minutes simultaneously with the therapeutic exercise, and the changes in the spatial and temporal parameters of gait were measured. [Results] After the intervention, a significant, immediate improvement in cadence and speed was observed only in the functional electrical stimulation group. [Conclusion] Based on this study, functional electrical stimulation that stimulates motor nerves of the dorsiflexor muscles on the paretic side is recommended to achieve immediate improvement in the gait ability of stroke patients.
[目的] 本研究旨在比较不同电疗法对中风患者步态参数的即时影响。[对象与方法] 30例中风患者被随机分为功能性电刺激组或经皮电刺激神经组，每组15例。每种电疗法在治疗性运动的同时进行30分钟，并测量步态的空间和时间参数的变化。[结果] 干预后，仅在功能性电刺激组观察到步频和速度有显著的即时改善。[结论] 基于本研究，建议采用功能性电刺激来刺激患侧背屈肌的运动神经，以即时改善中风患者的步态能力。
