Objectives: Improved gait performance in patients with stroke requires trunk control. This study investigated the effect of lumbar rotational mobilization on improving trunk control and gait parameters.
Materials and methods: This study recruited 42 patients with stroke who were randomly assigned to the grade III (experimental group, n=21) and grade I (control group, n=21) lumbar rotational mobilization groups. Grade III lumbar mobilization with right and left rotation was performed in the experimental group with patients lying on their sides. The control group performed grade I rotation mobilization using the same method. Among outcome measurements, the trunk impairment scale was used for trunk control, while gait parameters were measured using the BTS G-WALK.
Results: The trunk impairment scale score and gait performance were significantly higher in the experimental group than those in the control group.
Conclusions: Grade III lumbar rotational mobilization improved trunk control and increased gait performance in patients with stroke.
Keywords: Gait; Lumbar mobilization; Manual therapy; Stroke; TIS.
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