Nonsignificant summary effect sizes in favor of task-oriented circuit class training were found for the step test and balance control .
This meta- analysis supports the use of task-oriented circuit class training to improve gait and gait-related activities in patients with chronic stroke .
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is increasing interest in the potential benefits of circuit class training after stroke , but its effectiveness is uncertain .
Our aim was to systematic ally review r and omized , controlled trials of task-oriented circuit class training on gait and gait-related activities in patients with stroke .
Circuit training in community-living "younger" men after stroke.
OBJECTIVES We sought to assess a training program focused on muscle strength and endurance in persons with prior stroke . METHODS Thirty men with a slight hemiparesis caused by a first occurrence of stroke at least 6 months earlier were included with an average age of 54 years . The following was assessed before and after an 8-week period : muscle strength , endurance , work capacity , and activity level . The training group consisted of 21 persons and 9 served as control subjects . There were no differences between the groups in the various assessment s from the start . The training was set up as circuit training with 5 stations aim ing to strengthen the muscles and increase endurance in the bilateral lower limbs . The session lasted for 45 minutes , 3 times per week , for 8 weeks . On eligible persons in the training group , double-sided muscle biopsies were also performed before and after . RESULTS There was significance in improved muscle strength and improved peak oxygen uptake for the paretic leg , which was reflected in the muscle enzymes . The nonparetic side also showed improvement , but to a lesser extent . The control group remained unchanged . CONCLUSIONS Stroke survivors can improve muscle strength , endurance , and work capacity in both the paretic and nonparetic leg with a circuit training program
Nonsignificant summary effect sizes in favor of task-oriented circuit class training were found for the step test and balance control .
This meta- analysis supports the use of task-oriented circuit class training to improve gait and gait-related activities in patients with chronic stroke .
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is increasing interest in the potential benefits of circuit class training after stroke , but its effectiveness is uncertain .
Our aim was to systematic ally review r and omized , controlled trials of task-oriented circuit class training on gait and gait-related activities in patients with stroke .