The primary purpose of this study is to show whether WBV application has antispastic effect. The secondary aim is to demonstrate whether WBV has neuromodulatory activity on increased stretch reflex and motor neuron activity, which is the basis of the pathophysiology of spasticity.Hypotheses of this study:Whole body vibration in poststroke hemiplegia reduces ankle plantar flexion spasticity.
1. WBV ; reduces plantar flexor spasticity after stroke
2. WBV decreases poststroke spasticity, by decreasing increased stretch reflex and motor neuron activity.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 90 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Ischemic / hemorrhagic poststroke hemiplegia aged 18-90 years,
✓. Stroke time ≥1 months,
✓. Ankle plantar flexor spasticity MAS ≥1,
✓. Brunnstrom stage ≥3 for lower extremity,
✓. Patients who were standing for more than five minutes and had a static balance