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International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Research

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ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijcemr.2024.01.024

Effect of Taijiquan in Water on Lower Limb Motor Function in Patients with Hemiplegia After Stroke

Bao Zhang, Mengjun Liu, Luoyi Shi, Junfeng Zhang, Hui Li, Feng Gao*

Rehabilitation Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China.

*Corresponding author: Feng Gao

Published: March 11,2024

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate and analyze the effect of underwater Tai Chi on lower limb motor function in patients with hemiplegia after stroke. Methods: A total of 40 patients with hemiplegia after stroke admitted to the Rehabilitation Center of Wudang Mountain Hospital of Taihe Hospital from September 2021 to June 2022 were selected and divided into study group and control group by random number table method, with 20 cases in each group. The control group received routine rehabilitation treatment, and the research group also received water tai chi therapy on this basis. After 8 weeks of treatment, the improvement of neurological function, lower extremity function and ability of daily living were evaluated and compared between the two groups. Result: After 8 weeks of treatment, the total effective rate of neurological function improvement in the study group was higher than that in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P > 0.05). After 8 weeks of treatment, the scores of the FMA-LE scale and MBI scale of patients in both groups were increased, and the difference was statistically significant compared with before treatment (P < 0.05). The scores of FMA-LE scale and MBI scale in the study group were higher than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Water Tai Chi training for patients with hemiplegia after stroke can promote the improvement of nerve function, lower limb function and ability of daily living.

Keywords

Stroke, Hemiplegia, Tai Chi in water, Lower limb function, Ability to perform activities of daily living

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How to cite this paper

Effect of Taijiquan in Water on Lower Limb Motor Function in Patients with Hemiplegia After Stroke

How to cite this paper: Bao Zhang, Mengjun Liu, Luoyi Shi, Junfeng Zhang, Hui Li, Feng Gao. (2024) Effect of Taijiquan in Water on Lower Limb Motor Function in Patients with Hemiplegia After StrokeInternational Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Research8(1), 130-134.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijcemr.2024.01.024