Effects of the Nerve Mobilization Technique on Lower Limb Function in
Patients with Poststroke Hemiparesis |
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| Authors: | Hyun-Kyu Cha Hyuk-Shin Cho Jong-Duk Choi |
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| Institution: | 1) Department of Physical Therapy, College of Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea;2) Department of Physical Therapy, Wonkwang Health Science University, Republic of Korea;3) Department of Physical Therapy, College of Natural Science, Daejeon University, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | Purpose] The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of a sciatic nerve
mobilization technique on improvement of lower limb function in patient with poststroke
hemiparesis. Subjects] Twenty- two stroke patients participated in this study. Methods]
They were randomly selected based on selection criteria and divided into two groups. In
the subject group (n=10), sciatic nerve mobilization with conventional physical therapy
was applied to patients. In the control group (n=10), only conventional physical therapy
was applied to stroke patients. Results] There were significant differences between the
two groups in pressure, sway, total pressure, angle of the knee joint, and functional
reaching test results in the intervention at two weeks and at four weeks. Conclusion] The
present study showed that sciatic nerve mobilization with conventional physical therapy
was more effective for lower limb function than conventional physical therapy alone in
patient with poststroke hemiparesis.Key words: Sciatic nerve mobilization, Foot pressure, Knee joint angle |
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