Loreta Bačenskaitė, Vaida Aleknavičiūtė

 Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Europe;  Aproximetaly 58% of stroke survivors experience hemiparesis, which disturb hand function;  Restriction of compensatory trunk movements lead to better hand functional outcomes;  Specific, repetitive, rhythmical exercises with feedback lead to concentration enhance and greater motor learning.

To evaluate the relationship between trunk control and hand function in post stroke patients.

We expected, that rhythmical specific exercises with feedback on trunk control will improve greater hand function outcomes than exercises without trunk control.

1 Testing 1 week duration physical therapy Specific, repetitive, rhythmical exercises without feedback on trunk control 2 Testing Specific, repetitive, rhythmical exercises with feedback on trunk control First groupSecond group 1. Hand mobility testing 2. Hand range of motion testing 1. Hand mobility testing 2. Hand range of motion testing First groupSecond group 1. Hand mobility testing 2. Hand range of motion testing 1. Hand mobility testing 2. Hand range of motion testing

Results of the study

#-p<0,05, difference between groups

* -p<0,05, difference before and after PT, # - p<0,05, difference between groups

* -p<0,05, difference before and after PT

* -p<0,05, difference before and after PT, # - p<0,05, difference between groups

1.Exercises with and without feedback improved affected arm mobility and range of motion after 1 week physical therapy; 2. Exercises with feedback on trunk control improved better affected arm mobility and range of motion outcomes after 1 week physical therapy.

Loreta Bačenskaitė, Vaida Aleknavičiūtė