Article

Our objective was to assess the benefits of the conductive education (CE)
approach added to conventional physiotherapy in gait functions of poststroke,
hemiparetic patients. A randomized-controlled trial was designed in a
rehabilitation clinic. Late and chronic poststroke patients with gait
disturbances (n=17, median age: 55 years, range: 41-72 years) were enrolled in
the study. All patients received conventional physiotherapy. However, patients of
only one group took part in therapy on the basis of the CE approach. The gait
parameters, semiobjective outcome measures, functional independence measure, and
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health domains were
collected. The effectiveness of the CE approach was underlined by those outcome
measures that were only significant (P</=0.05) in the conductive group:
functional independence measure motor subscale; maintaining body position and
walking long distances; and muscle strength in some muscle groups. The results
suggest that CE could have an additive effect on gait improvement of stroke patients.

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