Table 3.
Comparison of post-treatment scores and score changes (Fugl-Meyer Scale) after 3 different therapeutic interventions for motor impairment following stroke: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, virtual reality with electronic games (Nintendo Wii), and a hybrid strategy.
| Post-treatment scores |
P | Score changes |
P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNF | VR | PNF/VR | PNF | VR | PNF/VR | |||
| PMP | 83.9 ± 4.4 | 83.7 ± 4.7 | 85.5 ± 3.5 | .470 | 6.1 ± 5.6 | 3.3 ± 8.7 | 2.3 ± 3.4 | .608 |
| SA | 21.5 ± 3.9 | 21.3 ± 4.0 | 22.3 ± 2.4 | .939 | 0.7 ± 3.8 | 1.0 ± 4.9 | 1.7 ± 5.9 | .779 |
| ULMF | 33.8 ± 24.7 | 43.8 ± 23.7 | 45.1 ± 18.2 | .337 | 3.0 ± 5.2 | 4.9 ± 4.2 | 4.7 ± 6.4 | .727 |
| LLMF | 26.7 ± 3.6 | 27.2 ± 3.9 | 28.4 ± 3.0 | .552 | 2.3 ± 2.8 | 2.4 ± 4.2 | 1.8 ± 3.9 | .718 |
| Balance | 11.3 ± 1.4 | 11.5 ± 2.0 | 11.1 ± 1.7 | .844 | 0.8 ± 1.7 | 0.8 ± 1.4 | –0.1 ± 1.4 | .296 |
| Total | 177.3 ± 30.7 | 187.5 ± 30.9 | 192.1 ± 25.3 | .482 | 12.9 ± 10.4 | 12.4 ± 15 | 10.4 ± 11.1 | .596 |
Abbreviations: LLMF, lower limb motor function; PMP, passive motion and pain; PNF, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation; SA, sensory assessment; ULMF, upper limb motor function; VR, virtual rehabilitation.