Exercise Machines and aerobic conditioning on functional performance of chronic stroke survivors
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https://doi.org/10.5935/0104-7795.20030001Keywords:
Stroke, Hemiplegia, Muscle Strengthening, Aerobic Conditioning, Functional PerformanceAbstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the functional performance of chronic stroke patients, when submitted to a program of muscular strengthening, using exercise machines associated with aerobic conditioning. Thirty patients were recruited in the community according to the inclusion criteria and submitted to an established training program three times a week, for 10 weeks. The patients were assessed before and after training in the following functional parameters: gait speed, rate of stairclimbing, endurance (maximum gait speed e physiologic cost index), and symmetry in the sit to standing movement. Descriptive statistics and testes for normality (Shapiro-Wilk) were used for all outcome variables. Paired Student t-tests were used to investigate the impact of the training. Significant improvements (p <0,001) were observed for gait speed, rate of stair climbing, and maximum gait speed. No differences were found for the symmetry values and for the physiologic cost index. The findings demonstrated significant gains in functional performance measures after 10 weeks of a combined program of muscle strengthening and aerobic conditioning.
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