The mechanism underlying body weight support treadmill training in elderly hemiplegic stroke patients is largely unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the changes of cortical blood flow in seven elderly patients with...The mechanism underlying body weight support treadmill training in elderly hemiplegic stroke patients is largely unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the changes of cortical blood flow in seven elderly patients with post-stroke hemiplegia before and after body weight support treadmill training by semi-quantitative analysis of regional cerebral blood flow assessed by single photon emission computed tomography. Body weight support treadmill training for 6 months was effective in improving cerebral blood flow and promoting the walking speed and balance recovery in elderly patients with post-stroke hemiplegia.展开更多
目的:针对脑卒中后偏瘫患者早期开展减重步行训练(partial body weight support treadmill training,PBWSTT)存在的膝、踝关节控制不良,采用靶向性训练,观察其对下肢运动功能、步行能力和ADL的影响。方法:选择病程在3个月内、偏瘫肢体Br...目的:针对脑卒中后偏瘫患者早期开展减重步行训练(partial body weight support treadmill training,PBWSTT)存在的膝、踝关节控制不良,采用靶向性训练,观察其对下肢运动功能、步行能力和ADL的影响。方法:选择病程在3个月内、偏瘫肢体Brunnstrom分期≥Ⅱ期的稳定性卒中患者28例作为试验组,均接受靶向性训练和PBWSTT训练。结果:两组患者经不同康复治疗后,治疗前后均有明显的差异。试验组FAC由治疗前0.37±0.14提高到治疗后3.9±1.2、FMA由治疗前21.8±6.3提高到治疗后42.5±7.6、FIM由治疗前33.8±3.3提高到治疗后86.8±9.6;对照组FAC由治疗前0.38±0.28提高到治疗后2.6±1.1、FMA由治疗前19.1±5.6提高到治疗后32.6±5.2、FIM由治疗前32.3±4.8提高到治疗后73.8±7.8。试验组FAC、FMA积分及FIM评分的改善情况明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗后试验组患者的独立步行能力改善也明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。结论:减重步行结合靶向性膝踝控制训练有利于提高下肢运动功能、步行能力及ADL。展开更多
Body weight-supported treadmill training with the voluntary driven exoskeleton(VDE-BWSTT) has been shown to improve the gait function of patients with chronic spinal cord injury. However, little is known whether VDE-B...Body weight-supported treadmill training with the voluntary driven exoskeleton(VDE-BWSTT) has been shown to improve the gait function of patients with chronic spinal cord injury. However, little is known whether VDE-BWSTT can effectively improve the trunk function of patients with chronic spinal cord injury. In this open-label, single-arm study, nine patients with chronic spinal cord injury at the cervical or thoracic level(six males and three females, aged 37.8 ± 15.6 years, and time since injury 51.1 ± 31.8 months) who underwent outpatient VDE-BWSTT training program at Keio University Hospital, Japan from September 2017 to March 2019 were included. All patients underwent twenty 60-minute gait training sessions using VDE. Trunk muscular strength, i.e., the maximum force against which patient could maintain a sitting posture without any support, was evaluated in four directions: anterior, posterior, and lateral(right and left) after 10 and 20 training sessions. After intervention, lateral muscular strength significantly improved. In addition, a significant positive correlation was detected between the change in lateral trunk muscular strength after 20 training sessions relative to baseline and gait speed. The change in trunk muscular strength after 20 training sessions relative to baseline was greatly correlated with patient age. This suggests that older adult patients with chronic spinal cord injury achieved a greater improvement in trunk muscle strength following VDE-BWSTT. All these findings suggest that VDE-BWSTT can improve the trunk function of patients with chronic spinal cord injury and the effect might be greater in older adult patients. The study was approved by the Keio University of Medicine Ethics Committee(IRB No. 20150355-3) on September 26, 2017.展开更多
文摘The mechanism underlying body weight support treadmill training in elderly hemiplegic stroke patients is largely unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the changes of cortical blood flow in seven elderly patients with post-stroke hemiplegia before and after body weight support treadmill training by semi-quantitative analysis of regional cerebral blood flow assessed by single photon emission computed tomography. Body weight support treadmill training for 6 months was effective in improving cerebral blood flow and promoting the walking speed and balance recovery in elderly patients with post-stroke hemiplegia.
文摘目的:针对脑卒中后偏瘫患者早期开展减重步行训练(partial body weight support treadmill training,PBWSTT)存在的膝、踝关节控制不良,采用靶向性训练,观察其对下肢运动功能、步行能力和ADL的影响。方法:选择病程在3个月内、偏瘫肢体Brunnstrom分期≥Ⅱ期的稳定性卒中患者28例作为试验组,均接受靶向性训练和PBWSTT训练。结果:两组患者经不同康复治疗后,治疗前后均有明显的差异。试验组FAC由治疗前0.37±0.14提高到治疗后3.9±1.2、FMA由治疗前21.8±6.3提高到治疗后42.5±7.6、FIM由治疗前33.8±3.3提高到治疗后86.8±9.6;对照组FAC由治疗前0.38±0.28提高到治疗后2.6±1.1、FMA由治疗前19.1±5.6提高到治疗后32.6±5.2、FIM由治疗前32.3±4.8提高到治疗后73.8±7.8。试验组FAC、FMA积分及FIM评分的改善情况明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗后试验组患者的独立步行能力改善也明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。结论:减重步行结合靶向性膝踝控制训练有利于提高下肢运动功能、步行能力及ADL。
基金supported by the Uehara Memorial foundation,Japan Science and Technology Agency,No.05-001-0002Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development,No.19bk0104017h00029(both to MN)。
文摘Body weight-supported treadmill training with the voluntary driven exoskeleton(VDE-BWSTT) has been shown to improve the gait function of patients with chronic spinal cord injury. However, little is known whether VDE-BWSTT can effectively improve the trunk function of patients with chronic spinal cord injury. In this open-label, single-arm study, nine patients with chronic spinal cord injury at the cervical or thoracic level(six males and three females, aged 37.8 ± 15.6 years, and time since injury 51.1 ± 31.8 months) who underwent outpatient VDE-BWSTT training program at Keio University Hospital, Japan from September 2017 to March 2019 were included. All patients underwent twenty 60-minute gait training sessions using VDE. Trunk muscular strength, i.e., the maximum force against which patient could maintain a sitting posture without any support, was evaluated in four directions: anterior, posterior, and lateral(right and left) after 10 and 20 training sessions. After intervention, lateral muscular strength significantly improved. In addition, a significant positive correlation was detected between the change in lateral trunk muscular strength after 20 training sessions relative to baseline and gait speed. The change in trunk muscular strength after 20 training sessions relative to baseline was greatly correlated with patient age. This suggests that older adult patients with chronic spinal cord injury achieved a greater improvement in trunk muscle strength following VDE-BWSTT. All these findings suggest that VDE-BWSTT can improve the trunk function of patients with chronic spinal cord injury and the effect might be greater in older adult patients. The study was approved by the Keio University of Medicine Ethics Committee(IRB No. 20150355-3) on September 26, 2017.
