24 February 2021>: Clinical Research
Effects of Self-Assisted Shoulder Elevation of the Affected Side Combined with Balance Training on Associated Reactions of Upper Limb and Walking Function in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Wenjun Jiang 1BC , Sheng Wang 2AG* , Qinfeng Wu 2DF , Xiangzhe Li 2EDOI: 10.12659/MSM.928549
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928549
Table 1 Demographic information of the 3 groups of participants measured during pre-treatment (data is presented as mean±standard deviation).
Control group (n=19) | Back group (n=20) | Shoulder elevation group (n=18) | P-value | |
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Sex (M/F) | 10/9 | 11/9 | 10/8 | 0.98 |
Affected side (L/R) | 9/10 | 10/10 | 9/9 | 0.98 |
Stroke type (CH/CI) | 11/8 | 11/9 | 11/7 | 0.93 |
Age (yo) | 55.94±6.81 | 55.27±7.85 | 58.39±6.31 | 0.39 |
Body weight (kg) | 70.83±9.19 | 65.47±12.42 | 69.78±13.08 | 0.39 |
Body height (cm) | 170.78±4.60 | 168.13±5.42 | 169.11±5.79 | 0.42 |
Course | 8.94±1.30 | 9.27±1.62 | 8.67±1.53 | 0.52 |
CH – cerebral hemorrhage; CI – cerebral infarction; M – Male; F – Female; L – left; R – right. |