BACKGROUND: Weight-shifting exercise was empirically practised in correcting the biased posture of @entity1 with @entity64 -induced @entity1158 . OBJECTIVES: (1) Evaluate the loading symmetry at the buttock-seat interface as a reflection of a @entity154 in sitting. (2) Investigate if weight-shifting exercises could correct the postural problem of @entity1 with @entity1158 . DESIGN: Control group design. @entity1 : 16 subjects with @entity1158 after @entity64 and 14 healthy individuals. PROCEDURES: Subjects were assessed for buttock-seat interface loading while in erect sitting using a seat pressure mapping system. Subjects with @entity64 then practised one session of weight-shifting exercise followed by a reassessment. RESULTS: The subjects with @entity1158 , particularly those with right hemisphere lesion, had more load borne at the buttock ipsilateral to the side of @entity64 . The weight-shifting exercise did not produce an immediate improvement on the loading asymmetry. CONCLUSION: The exercise would require further investigation to clarify its benefits in treating postural problems after @entity64 .

Does weight-shifting exercise improve postural symmetry in sitting in XXXX with @entity1158 ?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['PARTICIPANTS', 'people'] @entity154 :: ('MESH:D000013', 'Disease') :: ['postural defect'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke lesion', 'stroke'] @entity1158 :: ('MESH:D006429', 'Disease') :: ['hemiplegia']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['people']
