Year: 2024 | Month: March | Volume: 14 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 66-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240312
Improvement of Balance, Coordination Related to Gait by Different Circuit Training Program in Patient with Wallenberg Syndrome: A Case Report
Vidya Kadam
Assistant Professor, Indira Collage of Physiotherapy, Nanded, Maharashtra.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the effect of different balance training protocol to improve the Wallenberg syndrome and its symptoms.
Design: Case study pre and post intervention design.
Patient: A 38-year-old women presenting the symptoms of the nausea and vomiting at the initial days of diagnosis after few days she complaint towards the improper balance and coordination. Gait speed was reduced gradually and she was taking the maximum support while walking.
Intervention, we assessed the inclusion criteria based on the assessment and the rehabilitation was started. The main focus was towards the balance and coordination improvement along with the gait speed. The total 8-week protocol was given. At the initial days the strengthening for upper and lower limb was focused. Later, the balance training, star excursion exercises, circuit gait training, treadmill training were given. After the 8 weeks the re-assessment was performed for the gait, balance and coordination.
Results: After the intervention for balance, coordination and gait the patient shown the improvement. She was walking without support and managing the all ADLs by herself. Follow up was done after the 1 month, improvement was present accordingly.
Conclusions: The circuit training, balance training and the treadmill training were effective in the Wallenberg syndrome to improve the gait, coordination and balance. Activities of daily living were shown the much improvement in the patients.
Key words: Wallenberg syndrome, lateral medullary syndrome, balance, coordination, gait, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, stroke.