Effect of foot motor and sensorial stimulation hemiparetic in stroke patients [Efeitos da estimulação motora e sensorial no pé de pacientes hemiparéticos pós Acidente Vascular Encefálico]

To assess the hemiperactic's balance and sensibility after, before and after mtor and sensorial stimulation of the sole of the hemiparetic foot. METHOD: 18 patients, randomized in three gropus, the firts one was submitted to sensorial stimulation (SS) in the plant of the hemiparetic foot with objects of different textures; the motor group (MS) has received deep manual massage in the leg associated to the active mobilization of ankle dorsiflexor and plantar-flexor muscles of the hemiparetic foot: and the third gropu, the sensoriamotor (SMS), received sensorial stimulations associated to the exteroceptive sensibility with the PASS Scale (Post Assessment Stroke Scale), before and after the interventions. RESULTS: All groups had presented an improvement in the correlation before and after the interventions, with the following levels of significance for the balance: (SS) 0.039; (MS) 0.042; (SMS) 0.041; and in sensorial: (SS) 0.002; (MS)< (SMS) 0.005. The intergroup analysis did not represent a statistical significant result. CONCLUSION: Sensorial stimulation or motor stimulation (used asociates or separately) promotes improvement in hemiparectic's balance and sensibility after a stroke.