ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2020
Ultrasound Imaging of the Trunk Muscles in Acute Stroke Patients and Relations With Balance Scales.
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- The Effect of Lumbar Multifidus and Transversus Abdominis Muscle Activation on Balance in Patients with Hemiplegia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The investigation of ultrasound to assess lateral abdominal wall activation with different types of core exercises.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Investigation of the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Sitting Balance Scale in individuals with stroke.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2024Article
- The effects of Pilates training on abdominal muscle thickness and core endurance in patients with Parkinson's disease: a single-blind controlled clinical study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Respiratory muscle ultrasonography evaluation and its clinical application in stroke patients: A review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Investigation of Structural Changes in Rectus Abdominis Muscle According to Curl-Up Angle Using Ultrasound with an Extended Field of View.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Ultrasonography of abdominal muscles: Differential diagnosis of late-onset Pompe disease and myotonic dystrophy type 1.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Trunk Muscle Activation Patterns During Standing Turns in Patients With Stroke: An Electromyographic Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the correlation between ultrasonographic trunk muscle parameters and balance scales in mild acute stroke patients.
methodsA total of 55 stroke patients with hemiparesis and motor power grade ≥4 in the manual motor test were included. The Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), and Trunk Control Test (TCT) were used to evaluate patient balance function. Ultrasonographic parameters were measured on both non-paretic and paretic sides of the rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis, and erector spinae muscles. Resting thickness and contraction thickness were measured in all muscles, and contractility and contractility ratio were calculated based on measured thicknesses. The differences between paretic and non-paretic muscle parameters, and the correlation between ultrasonographic parameters and balance scales were analyzed. Stroke patients were divided into two groups according to their fall risk. Ultrasonographic measurements between the two groups were compared.
resultsAll muscles' contraction thickness and contractility were significantly different between paretic and non-paretic sides (p<0.001). Contractility ratios of all trunk muscles showed a significant correlation with SARA, BBS, TUG, and TCT (p<0.05). Contractility ratios of all muscles were significantly different between high- and low-risk fall groups (p<0.05).
conclusionThe contractility ratio in stroke patients reflects their balance disturbance and fall risk and it may serve as a new parameter for ultrasound imaging of trunk muscles.
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