Respiratory Muscle Functions With Balance and Gait in Stroke Patients

Launched by SAGLIK BILIMLERI UNIVERSITESI · Jan 3, 2025

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According to WHO, stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident, is a neurological condition that results in rapidly developing loss of brain function as a result of a problem in the blood supply to the brain. Stroke, which ranks third among the causes of death, is one of the leading causes of disability. Brain damage following stroke affects the central control of respiration, leading to various respiratory disorders. Dysfunction of the main respiratory muscle, the diaphragm, and particularly of the respiratory muscles on the paretic side of the body, is the most common and serious proble...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Having had a stroke for the first time
• • 2. Being 18 years of age or older
• • 3. Having an ischemic type of stroke
• • 4. Having had a stroke for at least 6 months
• • 5. Having a Modified Rankin Score of ≥3
• • 6. Being able to communicate
• • 7. Agreeing to participate in the study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Hemispatial neglect
• • 2. Having a psychiatric disease
• • 3. Having any respiratory problems before the stroke
• • 4. Having any orthopedic, neurological, cardiopulmonary disease that would constitute a contraindication for the protocols to be applied