Effects of Emphasized Initial Contact Auditory Feedback Gait Training on Balance and Gait in Stroke Patients

Autor: Hye-Jin Youn, Jung-Doo Kim, Yong-Jun Cha
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of The Korean Society of Physical Medicine. 10:49-57
ISSN: 2287-7215
1975-311X
DOI: 10.13066/kspm.2015.10.4.49
Popis: PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the effect of emphasized initial contact gait training on balance and gait ability in hemiplegia patients. METHODS: Twenty-four hemiplegic patients were randomly allocated to an experimental group or control group. All participants received 30-min neurodevelopmental treatment. Furthermore, the experimental group received initial contact-emphasized auditory feedback gait training, whereas the control group received gait training without auditory feedback. The intervention was performed 3 times per week, 20 min per each time, for a total of 6 weeks. Balance was assessed using the center of pressure path length, center of pressure velocity, and limitation of stability path length, whereas gait ability was assessed using the 10-m walking test and functional gait assessment. RESULTS: In both groups, center of pressure path length and center of pressure velocity significantly decreased after training. Compared to the control group, the experimental group showed a 10% significant improvement (p
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