Effect of Traditional Chinese Exercise on Gait and Balance for Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A systematic review is conducted to determine the effect of traditional Chinese exercise for patients with stroke.

Methods

Studies are obtained from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, EBSCO, Web of Science, and CNKI. Only randomized controlled trials were left to evaluate the effects of traditional Chinese exercise for patients with stroke, and with no limits on study data or language. The primary outcome was the Berg balance score (BBS), Functional walking scale. And a random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results

A total of 9 studies on 820 participants conform to the inclusion criteria, whereas eight studies on 704 participants are used as data sources for the meta-analysis, all trials

SUBMITTER: Chen BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4546302 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature