Open AccessEffectiveness of exercise training program on postural control and quality of life in middle-aged men with unilateral lower limb amputation
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Masoud Kashfi,
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Ali Fakourian,
Giovanni Lombardi,
Giovanni Lombardi,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
exercise and quality of life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-1379
pISSN - 1821-3480
DOI - 10.31382/eqol.211204
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , amputation , physical therapy , rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , balance test , randomized controlled trial , psychology , surgery , nursing
This study aimed to investigate whether the exercise-based amputee rehabilitation program improves postural control and quality of life in people with unilateral transtibial amputation (TTA). Twenty middle-aged men (48.4±3.8 y) with lower limb amputation, in a randomized-controlled longitudinal design, volunteered to participate in the study and were divided into experimental (EXP, n=10) and control (CON, n=10) groups. Before and after 8 weeks of the exercise training program, postural control performance, using one-leg standing (OLS) and Y-balance tests, was measured. The quality of life was also assessed before and after 8 weeks training period using standard questionnaires. Group x time interactions were observed for the EXP group in OLS and Y-balance tests and quality of life scores in comparison to pre- training values and the CON group (p<0.05). People with unilateral TTA who received exercise-based amputee rehabilitation program demonstrated significant improvement in balance performance with significant effects on quality of life.