Influence of Kinesio Taping® in Paretic Tibialis Anterior Muscle During Patient Gait and Balance After Stroke

Launched by UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCO · Nov 17, 2015

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The sample was selected from the list of patients waiting for care in Kinesiology Laboratory and Functional Assessment of the Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE where the operation was performed. In the period from May to July 2014. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research with Human beings of the Health Sciences Center of UFPE, CAAE 15238913.9.0000.5208. On admission, patients were informed about the research, met the free and informed consent. Randomization was taken by randomization.com site, and the allocation concealment was done w...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Clinical diagnosis of stroke Ischemic or Hemorrhagic proven by clinical examination and imaging;
• • Stroke with minimal evolution of six months (chronic hemiparetic more than 6 months after injury);
• • Kinetic-functional Diagnostic hemiparesis, spasticity degrees with between 1 and 2 in Ashworth scale modified for muscle group of ankle plantar flexor;
• • People over 21 years;
• • What do not use assistive devices while driving;
• • Absence of cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination MMSE - illiterate ≤ 15 points, 1-11 years of schooling ≤ 22 with higher education to 11 years ≤ 27)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Presented range of motion to lowest passive dorsiflexion than 5 degrees;
• • If there were missing during the intervention period;
• • Presented clinical comorbidities that interfere in the intervention such as high blood pressure or cardiac arrhythmias
• • And submit pathological deformities of the lower limbs or presence of scabs on malleolus

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