Abstract
The purposes of this study were to demonstrate the functions related to standing-up movement from the floor among hemiplegic patients, and to examine the relationship between the functions and their activities parallel to daily living (APDL). Of 60 patients with post-stroke hemiplegia, 46 patients were classified into 2 groups; those who could stand up from the floor, and those who could not. Those who could stand up showed significantly higher values of muscle strength of the uninvolved leg and rectus abdominis, Brunnstrom stage (Br. stage) of the involved leg, standing balance, and APDL score. Of 14 patients who could not stand up and received conventional physical therapy for 2 months, some became able to stand up and demonstrated improvements in muscle strength of the uninvolved leg and rectus abdominis, Br. stage of the involved leg, standing balance, and APDL score. These results indicate that muscle strength of rectus abdominis, function of both legs and standing balance play important roles in restoration of ability to stand up from the floor in hemiplegic patients, and affect their APDL.
