Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Intervention: Effect of Spinal Stabilization with Visual Feedback on the Mobility of Stroke Survivors

[Purpose] This study aimed to find the effect of spinal stabilization with visual feedback on the mobility of stroke survivors. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-one chronic stroke patients over 6 months since the onset of stroke were the subjects of this study. The experimental group performed a spinal stabilization exercise program for 30 minutes per day, 5 times per week, for a total of 8 weeks. The control group received conventional physiotherapy. The temporal and spatial gait parameters were measured using GAIT Rite (CIR System Inc, USA) instruments. [Results] There were significant differences between before and after the intervention in all spatiotemporal gait parameters of the experimental group, except the step length asymmetry ratio and the single support time asymmetry ratio. However, no statistically significant differences were found between the two groups when the pre- and post-intervention differences of the experimental group and the control group were compared. [Conclusion] This results of this study show that spinal stabilization with visual feedback is an effective intervention method for improving the mobility of chronic stroke patients.