Hemiplegic patient have unbalanced posture because paralysis leads to muscle atrophy, which then causes an unbalanced alignment in the structure of spinal joints. Evaluation and therapy of postural alignment are important as early predictable factors in the overall daily function of stroke patients
To evaluate whether the application of FES of the back muscles in hemiplegic affect spinal posture and/or gait
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
functional electrical stimulation on back muscles
no intervention
National institute for Gerontology
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGspinal posture
3 D assessment of spinal posture using Microsoft kinect
Time frame: "up to 8 weeks"
Balance assessment
balance assessment using Time up and go test TUG high risk (\>13.5 seconds): \_\_\_\_ None/low/moderate: (\<13.5 seconds) and Berg scale normal score for elderly (45:56)
Time frame: "up to 8 weeks"
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