The relationships between proprioceptive awareness, balance, and spasticity in patients post-stroke with varying levels of trunk impairment

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate how trunk control and proprioception affect balance and spasticity in post-stroke individuals.
• Analyzed the relationships between trunk control, cervical proprioception, and trunk proprioception.
• Assessed static and dynamic balance capabilities in patients post-stroke.
• Evaluated levels of spasticity related to proprioceptive awareness.
• Cervical proprioception significantly influences static balance outcomes.
• Trunk proprioception is essential for maintaining dynamic balance when trunk stability is compromised.
• Higher trunk control correlates with reduced spasticity levels.

Abstract