The Relationship of Trunk Control with Lower Extremity Sense, Balance, and Walking in Individuals with Stroke

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between trunk control and lower extremity sense, balance and gait in stroke individuals. Methods: Thirty subacute and chronic stroke patients were included in the study (mean age 52. 2 14.4 years). Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS) and Turkish version of Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (PASS-T) was used for evaluating the body control, and Tinetti Balance Test (TBT) was used for evaluating balance. Tinetti Gait Test (TGT) and Ten Meter Walking Test (TMWT) were applied for evaluating walking. The light touch sense and proprioception, Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Sensorimotor Function (FMASF) for lower extremity were used. Furthermore, neglect, plantar pressure sense and stereognosis for lower extremity were evaluated. Results: There was a significant positively strong correlation between TIS and TBT, TGT and FMSMFT, and negatively strong correlation between TIS and TMWT (p