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Article type: Research Article
Authors: da Rosa Pinheiro, Douglas Rafaela; b | Cabeleira, Maria Eduarda Parcianelloa | da Campo, Luigi Antonioa | Corrêa, Philipe Souzaa | Blauth, Ariane Haydeé Estrada Gamarraa; b | Cechetti, Fernandaa; *
Affiliations: [a] Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Post-Graduation Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Porto Alegre, Brazil | [b] Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Fernanda Cechetti, PT, MSc, PhD Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre Post-Graduation Program in Rehabilitation Sciences Adress: 245 Sarmento Leite Street, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Tel.:+55 51 33038876; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Studies demonstrate the benefits of aerobic cycling training in subacute and chronic stroke subjects, but there is a lack in the literature about its effects on the acute phase. OBJECTIVE:Verify the effects of aerobic cycling training on lower limbs muscle strength, gait speed, balance, mobility and functionality of acute stroke subjects. METHODS:Control group (CG) performed conventional physiotherapy twice a day and the intervention group (IG) performed a conventional physiotherapy and a cycle ergometer session, for five consecutive days. Subjects were assessed for muscle strength by a digital dynamometer, gait speed by the 10-meter-walk-test, balance by the Berg Balance Scale, mobility by the ICU-Mobility-Scale and functionality by the Perme Score. RESULTS:Twenty subjects were enrolled in the study, 10 in the CG and 10 in the IG. Lower limbs muscle strength, the main endpoint, was better in the IG compared to the CG. The same was found in the secondary endpoints. The intragroup analysis was also positive for the CG in the mobility and functionality. CONCLUSIONS:Conventional physiotherapy combined with cycling exercise showed better results in the improvement of muscle strength of lower limbs, mobility and functionality of subjects who suffered from acute stroke.
Keywords: Ergometry, exercise therapy, hospitalization, lower extremity, stroke, stroke rehabilitation
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-201585
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 39-47, 2021
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