Effect of Core Exercises on Motor Function Recovery in Stroke Survivors with Very Severe Motor Impairment

Zuliana Bacho and Nyein Yin Khin and D Maryama Ag. Daud (2022) Effect of Core Exercises on Motor Function Recovery in Stroke Survivors with Very Severe Motor Impairment. Journal of Cardiovascular development and Disease, 10. pp. 1-15.

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Abstract

Paresis of the upper and lower limbs is a typical issue in stroke survivors. This study aims to determine whether core exercises help stroke survivors with very severe motor impairment recover their motor function. This study employed a within-subjects design. Eleven hemiparetic stroke patients with very severe motor impairment (FMA score < 35) and ages ranging from 24 to 52 years old were enrolled in this study. All participants engaged in supervised core exercise training twice a week for 12 weeks. The main outcome measures were Fugl-Meyer Assessment Lower Extremity (FMA-LE) and Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), which were measured before training and at intervals of four weeks during training. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to analyze the effect of core exercises on motor function performance and lower extremity motor function and upper extremity motor function recovery. There were significant differences in the mean scores for motor function performance, lower extremity motor function, and upper extremity motor function throughout the four time points. A post-hoc pairwise comparison using the Bonferroni correction revealed that mean scores significantly increased and were statistically different between the initial assessment and follow-up assessments four, eight, and twelve weeks later. This study suggests that 12 weeks of core exercise training is effective for improving motor function recovery in patients with very severe motor impairment.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Stroke ; Motor impairment ; Motor function ; Core exercises
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557-1198.995 Sports > GV711 Coaching R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC31-1245 Internal medicine > RC321-571 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry > RC346-429 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Including speech disorders
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2023 14:31
Last Modified:	07 Jul 2023 14:31
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35796

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