Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)

Korean Society of Nursing Science (한국간호과학회)
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Effects of Muscle Strengthening Exercises Using a Thera Band on Lower Limb Function of Hemiplegic Stroke Patients

세라밴드를 이용한 근육강화운동이 뇌졸중 환자의 하지기능에 미치는 효과

  • Han, Sang-Sook (East-West Nursing Research Institute/College of Nursing Science, KyungHee University) ;
  • Her, Jeong-Ja (Kyung Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Youn-Jung (East-West Nursing Research Institute/College of Nursing Science, KyungHee University)
  • 한상숙 (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소, 간호과학대학) ;
  • 허정자 (경희의료원) ;
  • 김연정 (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소, 간호과학대학)
  • Published : 2007.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was to verify the effect of muscle strengthening exercises using a Thera-Band on the lower limbs. Methods: The design utilized for this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A control group (16) and experimental group (16) were selected from stroke patients of K Oriental Medicine Hospital who were hospitalized for 5 months from December 2005 through April 2006. While only acupuncture therapy and physical therapy were used on the control group, acupuncture, physical therapy and additional muscle strengthening exercises using a red thera band were used on the experimental group. Muscle strengthening was performed 20 minutes per session, more than one session a day for 4 weeks. Hypotheses for this study were verified using Two-way repeated ANOVA and ANCOVA using a pre test score as a covariate. Results: The experimental group with thera band muscle strengthening exercises showed a decrease in asymmetry weight loading percentage(F=14.704, P= .010), range of knee (Z=-3.15, P= .001) & deep tendon reflex score(Z=-2.52, P= .012) and moving performance(F=12.328, P= .001)compared to the control group. Conclusion: It is confirmed that muscle strengthening exercises using a Thera-Band can be used as an effective nursing intervention to improve the function of the lower limb of hemiplegic stroke patients.

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