The Use of Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb—An Observational Study of Patients after Stroke
Almost half of stroke patients report impaired function of the upper limb and hand. Stability of the trunk is required for the proper movement of the body, including the legs and arms. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of trunk stabilization exercises on coordinated movement of the affe...
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| description | Almost half of stroke patients report impaired function of the upper limb and hand. Stability of the trunk is required for the proper movement of the body, including the legs and arms. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of trunk stabilization exercises on coordinated movement of the affected upper limb in patients after stroke, using an Armoe<sup>®</sup>Spring device and the “wall” and “abacus” functional tests. Materials and methods: This is a randomized, double-blinded study. The research was carried out in the Rehabilitation Clinic on a group of 60 stroke patients who were randomly assigned to groups differing in the rehabilitation program. The study group had physiotherapy based on the NDT Bobath concept and the control group used classic exercises. The importance of the trunk for upper limb coordination was assessed on the Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring device using three evaluation programs, “perpendicular fishing”; “horizontal fishing”; “reaction time”, and two proprietary tests, “wall” and “abacus”. Results: The post-treatment analysis showed significantly better results in the study group for the abacus (<i>p</i> < 0.001), wall (<i>p</i> = 0.003) tests, and a significantly higher percentage of task completion in the vertical fishing (<i>p</i> = 0.036) and reaction time (<i>p</i> = 0.009) tests. Conclusions: Physiotherapy including exercises to stabilize the trunk had a significant effect on increasing the functional efficiency of the affected upper limb and on improving the handgrip strength. The Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring device is a good device for the functional assessment of the upper limb before and after therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88be1994eb2f400ba9f699b682abf9942023-11-23T18:51:48ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-06-012212433610.3390/s22124336The Use of Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb—An Observational Study of Patients after StrokeAnna Olczak0Aleksandra Truszczyńska-Baszak1Adam Stępień2Military Institute of Medicine, Rehabilitation Clinic, 128 Szaserów Street, 04-141 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, 00-968 Warsaw, PolandMilitary Institute of Medicine, Neurological Clinic, 128 Szaserów Street, 04-141 Warsaw, PolandAlmost half of stroke patients report impaired function of the upper limb and hand. Stability of the trunk is required for the proper movement of the body, including the legs and arms. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of trunk stabilization exercises on coordinated movement of the affected upper limb in patients after stroke, using an Armoe<sup>®</sup>Spring device and the “wall” and “abacus” functional tests. Materials and methods: This is a randomized, double-blinded study. The research was carried out in the Rehabilitation Clinic on a group of 60 stroke patients who were randomly assigned to groups differing in the rehabilitation program. The study group had physiotherapy based on the NDT Bobath concept and the control group used classic exercises. The importance of the trunk for upper limb coordination was assessed on the Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring device using three evaluation programs, “perpendicular fishing”; “horizontal fishing”; “reaction time”, and two proprietary tests, “wall” and “abacus”. Results: The post-treatment analysis showed significantly better results in the study group for the abacus (<i>p</i> < 0.001), wall (<i>p</i> = 0.003) tests, and a significantly higher percentage of task completion in the vertical fishing (<i>p</i> = 0.036) and reaction time (<i>p</i> = 0.009) tests. Conclusions: Physiotherapy including exercises to stabilize the trunk had a significant effect on increasing the functional efficiency of the affected upper limb and on improving the handgrip strength. The Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring device is a good device for the functional assessment of the upper limb before and after therapy.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/12/4336Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring deviceischemic strokeupper limbmotor coordinationtrunk stabilization exercisesNDT Bobath concept |
| spellingShingle | Anna Olczak Aleksandra Truszczyńska-Baszak Adam Stępień The Use of Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb—An Observational Study of Patients after Stroke Sensors Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring device ischemic stroke upper limb motor coordination trunk stabilization exercises NDT Bobath concept |
| title | The Use of Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb—An Observational Study of Patients after Stroke |
| title_full | The Use of Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb—An Observational Study of Patients after Stroke |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb—An Observational Study of Patients after Stroke |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb—An Observational Study of Patients after Stroke |
| title_short | The Use of Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb—An Observational Study of Patients after Stroke |
| title_sort | use of armeo sup r sup spring device to assess the effect of trunk stabilization exercises on the functional capabilities of the upper limb an observational study of patients after stroke |
| topic | Armeo<sup>®</sup>Spring device ischemic stroke upper limb motor coordination trunk stabilization exercises NDT Bobath concept |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/12/4336 |
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