Professor Marco PANG Yiu-chung, Professor of Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at PolyU emphasises that dual-task exercise can be widely adopted in community and home-base settings with only simple tools.
Professor Marco PANG Yiu-chung, Professor of Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at PolyU led the study of “Dual-Task Exercise Reduces Cognitive-Motor Interference in Walking and Falls after Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study” (link), appeared in Stroke, a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Heart Association. It was revealed that dual-task exercises were able to help reduce the risk of falls and injurious falls by 25.0% and 22.2% respectively, bringing about significant improvement to the dual-task mobility of people post-stroke. As such, the programme has the potential to roll out in community and home-based settings, where healthcare resources are scarce.
For more details, please visit: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/media/media-releases/2020/0917_polyu-designs-new-dual-task-exercise-for-stroke-patients/
For more details, please visit: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/media/media-releases/2020/0917_polyu-designs-new-dual-task-exercise-for-stroke-patients/
