SIT-TO-STAND MANEUVER IN HEMIPARETIC PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER A 4-WEEK REHABILITATION PROGRAM

The objective of the study was to document the sit-to-stand of 35 mode rately affected hemiparetic patients before and after a 4-week inpatie nt rehabilitation programme and to investigate the influence of the si de of hemiparesis and impaired proprioception on its outcome. The ther apists trained the patients to distribute equal weight on both legs an d to avoid lateral compensatory tilt of the trunk. The body weight dis tribution and the displacement of the centre of mass in the frontal pl ane were studied by assessment of triaxial ground reaction forces. Sym metrical weight acceptance and minimal lateral sway were not reached d uring the 4-week rehabilitation, with the exception of the patients wi th a left hemiparesis (n = 19) and no proprioceptive deficit (n = 18).