Task-specific training for improving propulsion symmetry and gait speed in people in the chronic phase after stroke: a proof-of-concept study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After stroke, some individuals have latent, propulsive capacity of the paretic leg, that can be elicited during task-specific gait training. The aim of this proof-of-concept study was to investigate the effect of five-week robotic gait training for improving propulsion symmetry by increasing paretic propulsion in chronic stroke survivors.

Methods

Twenty-nine individuals with chronic stroke and impaired paretic propulsion (≥ 8% difference in paretic vs. non-paretic propulsive impulse) were enrolled. Participants received ten 60-min sessions of individual robotic gait training targeting paretic propulsion (five weeks, twice a week), complemented with home exercises (15 min/day) focusing on increasing strength and practicing learned strategies in daily life. Propulsi

SUBMITTER: Alingh JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8062933 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature