Effect of kinesitherapy on improving the functions of walking in patients with hemiparesis Cover Image

Efekat kineziterapije na poboljšanje funkcije hoda kod bolesnika sa hemiparezom
Effect of kinesitherapy on improving the functions of walking in patients with hemiparesis

Effect of kinesitherapy on improving the functions of walking in patients with hemiparesis

Author(s): Olivera Pilipović Spasojević, Nada Naumović, Dijana Laštro, Tamara Lukač, Ljubiša Preradović, Goran Spasojević
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Антрополошко друштво Србије
Keywords: hemiparesis; kinesiotherapy; walk ability.

Summary/Abstract: Hemiparesis is a syndrome of brain damage leading to motor weakness of one half ofthe body accompanied by changes in sensibility , as well as speech and psychologicaland other changes in the patient. Medical gymnastics-kinesiotherapy (KTH) enhancessensory and motor recovery of the patient . The study was conducted on 148 patients(88 men and 60 women) aged 45-87 years who have been at the rehabilitationtreatment in ZZFMR ,,Dr. M. Zotović” in Banja Luka. The aim of the study was toexamine the effect of KTH in improving walking function in patients with hemiparesis.Measurements of functional ability Motoricity Index, and Test UP & Go were performedin all patients on admission and at the end kinesiotherapeutic treatment, which lasted an average of 4 weeks. We followed the effect of kth program and questioned the degree of recovery of patients with hemiparesis in relation to sex and age. For statistical analyzes, we used the median test and the Wilcoxon rank test. The research results have identified a statistically significant increase in recent side - the motor index at discharge in relation to the receipt of all observed parameters. Test UP & GO showed a statistically significant increase in the release of results in relation to the admission of patients except for patients females and older than 75 yearss

  • Issue Year: 51/2016
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 27-34
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Serbian