The effect of water-based exercises on balance in persons post-stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

A combination of water- and land-based exercises has potential for improving balance. The results of this study extend the work showing benefit of water-based exercise in chronic and less-impaired stroke groups to patients with sub-acute stroke.

The Effect of 8 Weeks of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stability (DNS) Exercises on the Performance and Quality of Men and Women's Life with Apoplexy (Stroke)

“…It has been shown that stroke is the most debilitating disease in the elderly, which greatly affects their quality of life. In this context, Pinedo et al (2017), Chan et al (2017), Katona et al (2015), Opara and Jaracz (2010), Jafari andDalvandi (2014), Fatahi et al (2008) also confirmed the poor quality of life of stroke patients in their findings (Opara and Jaracz, 2010;Pinedo et al, 2017;Chan et al, 2017;Katona et al, 2015;Jafari and Dalvandi, 2014;Attar Sayyah et al, 2016). But according to the results of this study, the quality of life and its indicators have improved somewhat in these patients by improving exercise and dynamic neuromuscular stability exercises.…”

Effects of hydrokinesitherapy on balance and walking ability in stroke survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

“…The average age of participants was 59.3 years and the majority of studies originated from Korea and Europe, and two from China. Participants were inpatients in five trials [31, 34, 38, 42, 48], outpatients in two trials [47, 49], both inpatients and outpatients in one trial [40], and community-dwelling in one trial [32]. Four trials did not report the source of subjects [30, 33, 39, 41].…”

“…The styles of hydrokinesitherapy employed were diverse. They included aquatic physical exercise [32, 33, 39, 47, 48], aquatic treadmill exercise [31, 34, 40, 41] and Halliwick [30, 38, 42, 49] performed in these trials. The frequency of hydrokinesitherapy were heterogeneous, with sessions ranging from 2 to 6 times per week, lasting between 30 and 60 min.…”

“…The frequency of hydrokinesitherapy were heterogeneous, with sessions ranging from 2 to 6 times per week, lasting between 30 and 60 min. The intervention duration ranged from 2 weeks to 12 weeks, 2 weeks in one trial [42], 4 weeks in three trials [31, 40, 49], 6 weeks in four trials [34, 39, 47, 48], 8 weeks in four trials [30, 32, 38, 41], and 12 weeks in one trial [33]. All studies included in this review carried out interventions without follow-up.…”

“…Of these 13 studies, eleven compared hydrokinesitherapy with land-based rehabilitation therapy [30, 31, 34, 38–42, 47–49], one with non-intervention (no specific physical activity) [33], one with arm exercise [32]. The age-predicted maximal heart rate (220-age) was used to monitor the intensity of exercise in three rails [31, 32, 34].…”