Objectives: Trunk control involves multiple brain regions related to motor control systems. Therefore, patients with central nervous system (CNS) disorders frequently exhibit impaired trunk control, decreasing their activities of daily living (ADL). Although some therapeutic interventions for trunk impairments have been effective, their general effects on CNS disorders remain unclear. This review aimed to clarify this issue in patients with stroke, cerebellar ataxia, and Parkinson's disease (PD), representing trunk control impairment by lesions in the cortical and corticospinal systems, cerebellum, and basal ganglia, respectively.
Methods: Using online databases, we searched for randomized controlled trials that investigated the effects of therapeutic interventions for trunk impairments in patients with stroke, cerebellar ataxia, and PD, reported in English from 2013 to 2023.
Results: Overall, 50 articles were reviewed. Core-stability exercise (CSE), which activates the trunk muscles, specifically in the lumbar and pelvic areas, through postural adjustment tasks, is effective in patients with stroke, cerebellar ataxia, and PD. Weight-shifting exercise, unstable surface training, training with transcutaneous electrical stimulation, and noninvasive brain stimulation have been effective in patients following stroke. The combination of CSE with task-oriented training based on daily activities has been effective in patients with cerebellar ataxia. Perceptual training, repetitive trans-spinal magnetic stimulation, and aquatic training effectively improved alignment and balance function in patients with PD.
Conclusions: This review provides evidence-based strategies to improve trunk control, ADL, and quality of life for patients with trunk control impairments caused by CNS disorders.
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