%0 Journal Article %A Kamali, Mostafa %A Ghasemi, Behnam %A Salehi, Mohammad Ali %A Sharif-Moradi, Keivan %A Sayyah, Mansoor %T Effect of aquatic and land-based exercises on post-stroke postural balance of women %J Feyz Medical Sciences Journal %V 20 %N 1 %U http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-2971-en.html %R %D 2016 %K Stroke, Exercise therapy, Postural balance, %X Background: Stroke as a sudden death of brain cells due to insufficient blood supply may impair the postural balance. The disturbance in balance may increase and decrease the risk of fall and self-confidence, respectively. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of aquatic and land-based exercises on postural balance of women after stroke. Materials and Methods: In this observational study, 36 women with stroke were randomly allocated into three groups: Exercise in water (Group 1), Exercise on land (Group 2) and control. Groups 1 and 2 were participated in a 8-week exercise program. The Control group did not participate in any exercise during this period. All participants performed the functional reach test. Results: Results showed that postural balance of the patients was improved after the exercise therapy (P<0.001). Exercise in water and on land improved the postural balance of the patients (P<0.001). The effect size for exercise in water was 10% more than exercise on land. Conclusion: While the exercise therapy can improve the active balance of patients with stroke, the exercise in water is more effective on postural balance than the land-based exercise. %> http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-2971-en.pdf %P 41-48 %& 41 %! %9 Research %L A-10-176-1248 %+ University of Kashan %G eng %@ 1029-7855 %[ 2016