Effect of Arm Sling on Standing Balance of Hemiplegic Patients.

, Lee, Do Kyung; , Han, Seung Jin; , Yoon, Seoung Ic; , Kim, Mi Jung; , Lee, Kyu Hoon

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2004;28(6):532-536.

Lee, Do Kyung , Han, Seung Jin , Yoon, Seoung Ic , Kim, Mi Jung , Lee, Kyu Hoon

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea. dumitru@hanmail.net

팔걸이가 편마비 환자의 기립자세 균형에 미치는 영향

이도경, 한승진, 윤성익, 김미정, 이규훈

한양대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실

Abstract

Objective
This study was designed to investigate the effect of arm sling on static balance of hemiplegic patients.
Method
23 hemiplegic stroke patients were evaluated. Subjects rested about for twenty minutes in sitting position before examination. Balance was examined by Mediance^Ⱂ (Human-Tech Inc, Korea) for 30 seconds in three conditions (no-sling, with cuff-type arm sling and with Kang's Multi support). The order of examination was randomly selected. These tests were repeated for three times. Balance was represented as weight asymmetry and postural sway.
Results
There was no significant difference in weightasymmetry between no sling group and cuff-type arm sling group, but with Kang's Multi-support group, weight asymmetry was significantly decreased compared to no-sling group and cuff-type arm sling group. Postural sway was identical with no-sling group, cuff-type arm sling group and Kang's Multi-support group.
Conclusion
Kang's Multi-support was helpful to reduce weight asymmetry compared with no-sling or cuff-type sling, and to improve standing balance of hemiplegic patients. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2004; 28: 532-536)

Key Words: Arm sling, Hemiplegia, Balance