Comparison of physio ball and plinth trunk exercises regimens on trunk control and functional balance in patients with acute stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Karthikbabu, Suruliraj; Nayak, Akshatha; Vijayakumar, K; Misri, ZK; Suresh, BV; Ganesan, Sailakshmi; M. Joshua, Abraham

doi:10.1177/0269215510397393

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Comparison of physio ball and plinth trunk exercises regimens on trunk control and functional balance in patients with acute stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Published in Clinical Rehabilitation • Apr 19, 2011

Authors:

Suruliraj Karthikbabu

Akshatha Nayak

K Vijayakumar

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of trunk exercises performed using the physio ball as against the plinth, on trunk control and functional balance in patients with acute stroke. DESIGN: An observer-blinded pilot randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS: Thirty patients with acute stroke (mean post-str...

Subject

Trunk

Medicine

Physical therapy

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