“Trunk Dissociation Retrainer” for Improving Balance and Gait in Hemiplegia Ramachandrana Arunachalam1, Vaiyapuri Anandh2, Alagesan Jagatheesan3, Vasanthi Rajkumar Krishnan4 1Physiotherapist, Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Medical college& Hospital, 2Professor and Principal, Saveetha College of Physiotherapy, Chennai 3Professor, Saveetha College of Physiotherapy, Chennai 4Head, School of Physiotherapy, Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College, Malaysia Online published on 19 June, 2015. Abstract Introduction Devisingequipment for postural rehabilitation where the subjects can rehearse the movements withminimal physiotherapist guidance is must. Objectives Determine the effectof "Trunk Dissociation Retrainer" (TDR) in improving balance and gait in hemiplegia. Method In this single blinded randomised control trial,56subjects were equally allotted by Simple random sampling into TDRGroup and Control group(CG). Berg balance scale(BBS) and Gait velocity(GV) were usedas outcome measure. Results Both groups were homogeneous at baseline. TDR group showed statistically significant improvement in the within group analysis for bothBBSand GV with p<0.001. CG showed statistically significant improvement in the within group analysis for both BBS and GV p< 0.0001. TDR group showed statistically significant improvement than the CG in GV withp<0.001 and BBS with p<0.007. Conclusion TDR is a betteralternative tool in improving balance and gait in hemiplegia as compared to manual techniques. Top Keywords Trunk Dissociation Retrainer, Trunk Training, Gait, Balance, Hemiplegia. Top |