Does perturbation-based balance training prevent falls among individuals with chronic stroke? A randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

No intervention has been shown to prevent falls poststroke. We aimed to determine if perturbation-based balance training (PBT) can reduce falls in daily life among individuals with chronic stroke.

Design

Assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Two academic hospitals in an urban area.

Interventions

Participants were allocated using stratified blocked randomisation to either 'traditional' balance training (control) or PBT. PBT focused on improving responses to instability, whereas traditional balance training focused on maintaining stability during functional tasks. Training sessions were 1 hour twice/week for 6 weeks. Participants were also invited to complete 2 'booster' training sessions during the follow-up.

Participants

Eighty

SUBMITTER: Mansfield A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104758 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature