Efecto de un programa de intervención basado en reaprendizaje motor sobre el control postural en adultos con hemiparesia

Abstract

ObjectiveTo establish the impact of an intervention programme based on motor relearning on postural control in adults with hemiparesis. Material and methodA prospective non-randomised single-masked clinical trial with control group was conducted. The sample was collected intentionally, and consisted of adults of both sexes with hemiparesis between 18 to 60 years old. Thirty-four individuals from the control group (conventional intervention) and 35 individuals from the experimental group (task-oriented motor re-learning) were analysed. Both groups were involved in physiotherapy programmes 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Tinetti Balance Scale, Sensory Organization Test, Timed Get Up and Go test, Functional Movement Assessment and quality of basic and selective movement patterns assessment were applied. Analysis of intra-sample and inter-sample differences was performed. ResultsAn average difference of 3cm was found in Functional Movement Assessment (P=.035) and 2.43 points in the quality of lower limb movement patterns (P=.011), in favour of the experimental group. The other tests did not show significant differences (P>.05). ConclusionsThis programme is more effective at improving postural anti-gravitational control and the quality of selective lower limb patterns compared to a conventional physiotherapeutic programme. However, in the intra-sample analysis, it was evidenced that it produces significant changes in stability during gait, anti-gravitational postural control, balance, sensory organisation and in the quality of hand movement patterns, lower limb, seated mobility-kneeling, biped, walking, biped and global movements.