The development and clinical evaluation of a standing biofeedback trainer

• Published in: Journal of rehabilitation research and development Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 322 - 327
• Main Authors: WONG, A. M. K, LEE, M.-Y, KUO, J.-K, TANG, F.-T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore, MD Rehabilitation Research and Development Service 01-07-1997; Superintendent of Documents
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biofeedback; Biofeedback, Psychology - instrumentation; Biological and medical sciences; Brain Injuries - complications; Cerebrovascular Disorders - complications; Diseases of the nervous system; Female; Hemiplegia - etiology; Hemiplegia - physiopathology; Hemiplegia - rehabilitation; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Patient Education as Topic - methods; Patient Education as Topic - standards; Posture; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Rehabilitation; Severity of Illness Index; Weight-Bearing; Human; Hemiparesis; Nervous system diseases; Stroke; Physical training; Motor system disorder; Cardiovascular disease; Instrumentation; Cerebral disorder; Result; Vascular disease; Reeducation; Treatment; Central nervous system disease; Complication; Hemiplegia; Biofeedback; Rehabilitation; Technique; Neurological disorder; Cerebrovascular disease
• ISSN: 0748-7711; 1938-1352

A new standing biofeedback training device, which includes a height-adjustable work table, weight-bearing sensors, and a real-time visual and auditory feedback system, has been developed for postural training. Sixty persons with hemiplegia after acute stroke or traumatic brain injury were randomly divided into Group A (experimental) and Group B (control). After a training period of 4 weeks, the percentage of postural asymmetry in Group A and Group B was reduced from 17.2 +/- 10.8% and 17.0 +/- 10.0% to 3.5 +/- 2.2% and 10.1 +/- 6.4 percent, respectively (p = 0.003). There was no significant difference between subjects with right or left hemiplegia. The results indicated that this device had a positive training effect on stance symmetry in hemiplegic subjects.