Liselot Thijs, Eline Voets, Stijn Denissen, Jan Mehrholz, Bernhard Elsner, Robin Lemmens, Geert Saf Verheyden
BACKGROUND: Previous systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials have investigated the effect of post-stroke trunk training. Findings suggest that trunk training improves trunk function and activity or the execution of a task or action by an individual. But it is unclear what effect trunk training has on daily life activities, quality of life, and other outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of trunk training after stroke on activities of daily living (ADL), trunk function, arm-hand function or activity, standing balance, leg function, walking ability, and quality of life when comparing with both dose-matched as non-dose-matched control groups...
March 2, 2023: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews