The effect of aerobic exercise on balance in burn patients and on the BBS have not been widely studied in burn patients.
In this study, patients demonstrated increases in both the raw BBS Score (mean: 17 points) and fall risk categories.
Studies have found that a change of eight points in the BBS Score correlates with a meaningful clinical change36).
However, evaluation of balance with more objective tools is recommended. The results of a study by Schneider et al.15),
which suggested an overall functional improvement in balance with inpatient rehabilitation therapy for burn injury, are
similar to ours.
There are somelimitations to this study like the small sample size and lack of follow-up over the following months after the intervention period, which reflect the need for future research with a larger sample of patients and followup measurements. In spite of that, statistically significant improvements were observed across all outcome measures
in both groups, suggesting that these outcomes would be reflected in a larger sample. Also, this study lacked a standardized therapy. Standardization of rehabilitation program is difficult, as no two burn injuries are identical and physical therapy programs are tailored to each patient’s individualized lesions. However, this study underscores the importance of addition of aerobic exercises to burn rehabilitation programs as an approach to improve aerobic capacity and balance in the burn population.
The effect of aerobic exercise on balance in burn patients and on the BBS have not been widely studied in burn patients.In this study, patients demonstrated increases in both the raw BBS Score (mean: 17 points) and fall risk categories.Studies have found that a change of eight points in the BBS Score correlates with a meaningful clinical change36).However, evaluation of balance with more objective tools is recommended. The results of a study by Schneider et al.15),which suggested an overall functional improvement in balance with inpatient rehabilitation therapy for burn injury, aresimilar to ours.There are somelimitations to this study like the small sample size and lack of follow-up over the following months after the intervention period, which reflect the need for future research with a larger sample of patients and followup measurements. In spite of that, statistically significant improvements were observed across all outcome measuresin both groups, suggesting that these outcomes would be reflected in a larger sample. Also, this study lacked a standardized therapy. Standardization of rehabilitation program is difficult, as no two burn injuries are identical and physical therapy programs are tailored to each patient’s individualized lesions. However, this study underscores the importance of addition of aerobic exercises to burn rehabilitation programs as an approach to improve aerobic capacity and balance in the burn population.
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