Correlation of trunk impairment with balance in patients with chronic stroke

Issue title: TBI and Aging

Guest editors: Wayne A. Gordon

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Jijimol, G.^a | Fayaz, R.K.^{b; *} | Vijesh, P.V.^a

Affiliations: [a] Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India | [b] Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: R.K. Fayaz, Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Tel.: +91 9947477499, +91 471 2541159; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]

Abstract: Objective:To evaluate the correlation between the trunk impairment and balance in patients with chronic stroke. Methods:Thirty subjects with chronic stroke participated in the study. The subjects were evaluated with the trunk impairment scale (TIS) and Tinetti balance scale (TBS). Result:Spearman’s correlation showed highly significant correlation between TIS and TBS scores (rho = 0.911). Conclusion:The study reveals that the trunk impairment and balance in subjects with stroke are positively correlated with each other.

Keywords: Trunk impairment, balance, chronic stroke

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130851

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 323-325, 2013