Respiratory training combined with core training improves lower limb function in patients with ischemic stroke.

Objective: To analyze the effect of respiratory training combined with core training on lower limb function and quality of life in patients with ischemic stroke.

Methods: Data of 88 patients with hemiplegia after stroke admitted to Affiliated Sichuan Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM from January 2019 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Quality of life and lower limb function were evaluated in the control group (conventional rehabilitation training, n = 40) and the research group (respiratory training combined with core stabilization training, n = 48) using Short Form-36 (SF-36) and with Wisconsin Gait Scale (WGS), respectively.