The Effect Of Arm Sling On Static Balance In Stroke Patients

ŞAHİN E., Baydar M., EL Ö., Soylev G. O., Akpinar B. A., Senocak O., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, cilt.29, sa.3, ss.458-466, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.458-466
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Stroke, arm sling, balance, GAIT, RELIABILITY, PEOPLE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Stroke is an important cause of disability in adults. Poststroke patients with hemiplegia have problems in standing and walking, and balance is deteriorated. Shoulder subluxation is a very common problem in patients with hemiplegia and use of arm slings is a traditional treatment in this condition. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of arm sling on balance in patients with hemiplegia.