EFFECTS OF BOBATH METHOD AND TREADMILL TRAINING WITH PARTIAL BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT IN GAIT REHABILITATION AFTER STROKE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Authors

  • Valton da Silva COSTA Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte - Estácio-FATERN
  • Luciana Protásio de MELO Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte - Estácio-FATERN
  • Viviane Tavares BEZERRA Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte - Estácio-FATERN.
  • Felipe Hadan Mascarenhas de SOUZA Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte - Estácio-FATERN.

Abstract

Introduction: Patients after stroke have disturbance in gait, besides other impairments. Gait rehabilitation should focus on this deficit through the use of different methods from the most traditional to the most current ones, such as Bobath and treadmill with partial body weight support (TPBS). Objective: To check in the literature the existence of clinical studies comparing the Bobath method with TPBS in gait rehabilitation of individuals after stroke. Material and Methods: A systematic review with electronic searches in the databases SciELO, PubMed, PEDro and Lilacs was performed in August 2014. It was included clinical trials that addressed specifically the topic of this review, published in scientific journals in full and using the keywords “stroke, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, treadmill with weight support and Bobath”, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Results: Ten studies were found, of which four were excluded. The remaining six studies were used in this review: five randomized controlled clinical trials and one case study, published between 1995 and 2008. In these studies, aspects such as cadence, step length, speed and gait quality, functional ambulation, balance and functionality of the patient were analyzed. Conclusion: Gait training using TPBS was found to show the best effects in the rehabilitation of gait, with longer duration of achieved benefits when in combination with other interventions or alone, as compared to gait training by the Bobath method. DESCRIPTORS Stroke. Gait. Motor Activity. Rehabilitation. Physical Therapy Specialty.

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Author Biographies

Valton da Silva COSTA, Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte - Estácio-FATERN

Acadêmico de Fisioterapia, Monitor de Cinesioterapia do Departamento de Fisioterapia da Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte.

Luciana Protásio de MELO, Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte - Estácio-FATERN

Fisioterapeuta e mestre em Fisioterapia (área de Aprendizagem Motora e Memória), Professora do Departamento de Fisioterapia da Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte.

Viviane Tavares BEZERRA, Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte - Estácio-FATERN.

Fisioterapeuta pela Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte.

Felipe Hadan Mascarenhas de SOUZA, Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte - Estácio-FATERN.

Fisioterapeuta pela Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte.

Published

2015-03-23

How to Cite

COSTA, V. da S., MELO, L. P. de, BEZERRA, V. T., & SOUZA, F. H. M. de. (2015). EFFECTS OF BOBATH METHOD AND TREADMILL TRAINING WITH PARTIAL BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT IN GAIT REHABILITATION AFTER STROKE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 18(2), 167–174. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/rbcs/article/view/15443

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