Effect of gait training using Welwalk on gait pattern in individuals with hemiparetic stroke: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We aimed to explore the effect of gait training using Welwalk on gait patterns by comparing differences in gait patterns between robotic-assisted gait training using Welwalk and gait training using an orthosis in individuals with hemiparetic stroke.

Methods

This study included 23 individuals with hemiparetic stroke who underwent gait training with Welwalk combined with overground gait training using an orthosis. Three-dimensional motion analysis on a treadmill was performed under two conditions for each participant: during gait training with Welwalk and with the ankle-foot orthosis. The spatiotemporal parameters and gait patterns were compared between the two conditions.

Results

The affected step length was significantly longer, the step width was signifi

SUBMITTER: Ii T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149761 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature