EFFECT OF SENSORY INTEGRATION TRAINING ON BALANCE AMONG STROKE PATIENTS
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Keywords
sensory integration training, balance, muscle activity, limit of stability, stroke
Abstract
This study explores how sensory integration training influences balance recovery in stroke patients by evaluating muscle activity and the limit of stability (LOS). Twenty-eight individuals participated and were randomized via computer into either a control (CON; n=15) or sensory integration training (SIT; n=13) group. Each group underwent interventions five days per week over four weeks. Both received standard physiotherapy, but the CON group also performed 30 minutes of general balance exercises, while the SIT group engaged in 30 minutes of sensory integration training.
Results showed that the SIT group had significantly greater improvements in the activity of the erector spinae (ES) and gluteus medius (GM) muscles compared to the CON group. Additionally, LOS gains—both forward and toward the affected side—were notably higher in the SIT group. These findings suggest that sensory integration training enhances balance in stroke patients by boosting activation in trunk extensors (ES) and stance-limb muscles (GM) and expanding stability limits.
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Dr. Vivek Singh Chauhan
Phd Scholar (Neurology), Department of Physiotherapy, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research Sawangi Wardha (M.H.)
Dr Swadeep Shukla
Assistant Professor (Neurology), Department of Physiotherapy, Rabindranath Tagore University, AISECT UNIVERSITY Bhopal (M.P.)
Dr. Sakshi Sen (PT)
Consultant Physiotherapist (Neurology & Neurosurgery), Pratham Education Foundation Bhopal (M.P.)