eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neurology 2379-7797 2018-05-16 6 1 8 11 10.12691/ijcen-6-1-2 IJCEN2018612 article Shreen I. Taha 1 Mahmoud Y.Elzanaty 2 Shaima M.Abdelmageed 3 Abdel El-Hamied I.El. Sherbini 4 Wanees M. Badawy wanees.alamir@pt.cu.edu.eg 4 Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorder and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Beni Suef University, Egypt Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorder and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University and Deraya university, Egypt Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorder and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt Department of Occupational Therapy, National Institute of Longevity Elderly Science NILES, Beni Suef University, Egypt Background: Stroke patients often experience higher postural sway, asymmetry in weight distribution, and disrupted equilibrium reactions. Objective: To examine the effects of applying the Bobath concept combined with task-oriented exercises on improving postural stability in chronic stroke patients. Methods: 30 stroke cases randomly allocated to 2 groups as study & control. Study group which exposed to specific Bobath-based exercises plus task-oriented exercises while the control group received the task-oriented exercises only. Training regime was 3 times / week for 8 successive weeks. Outcome of training regime either Pre or post were: Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go test and trunk and pelvis malalignment detecting by using Formetric II device. Results: Positive increasing in all measurments in both groups while study group seen better than control. Conclusions: It was suggested that combining both Bobath-based training and task-oriented exercises were beneficial in improving postural stability in chronic stroke patients. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcen/6/1/2/ijcen-6-1-2.pdf stroke bobath-based training task-oriented exercise postural stability rasterstereography