Effect of gait rehabilitation with a footpad-type locomotion interface on gait ability in subacute stroke patients

Autor: Naoki Tanaka, Kazuaki Ebihara, Yasuhiko Ebata, Hiroaki Yano
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: NeuroRehabilitation. 50:401-407
ISSN: 1878-6448
1053-8135
DOI: 10.3233/nre-210317
Popis: BACKGROUND: Gait rehabilitation using a footpad-type locomotion interface has been reported as effective in improving gait ability in chronic stroke patients. However, the effect on subacute stroke patients is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of gait rehabilitation using a footpad-type locomotion interface (Gait Training with Locomotion Interface group; GTLI group) with conventional gait rehabilitation (control group) in subacute stroke patients. METHODS: Twenty-one stroke patients (GTLI group: n = 13, control group: n = 8) participated in the study. All participants received gait rehabilitation using the footpad-type locomotion interface or conventional gait rehabilitation for 20 minutes x 20 sessions. Outcome measures were functional ambulation Category (FAC), gait speed, gait endurance and lower muscle strength. Measures were taken at baseline and 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks. RESULT: The GTLI group significantly improved gait speed and gait endurance compared with the control group. However, FAC and lower limb muscle strength were not significantly different. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that gait rehabilitation using the footpad-type locomotion interface can improve gait ability better than conventional gait rehabilitation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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