Variation of body weight supported treadmill training parameters during a single session can modulate muscle activity patterns in post-stroke gait.

ABSTRACT: Evidence supporting the benefits of locomotor training (LT) to improve walking ability following stroke are inconclusive and could likely be improved with a better understanding of the effects of individual parameters i.e., body weight support (BWS), speed, and therapist assistance and their interactions with walking ability and specific impairments. We evaluated changes in muscle activity of thirty-seven individuals with chronic stroke (> 6 months), in response to a single session of LT at their self-selected or fastest-comfortable speed (FS) with three levels of BWS (0%, 15%, and 30%), and at FS with 30% BWS and seven different combinations of therapist assistance at the paretic foot, non-paretic foot, and trunk. Altered Muscle Activation Pattern (AMAP), a previously developed tool in ou

SUBMITTER: Srivastava S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9895011 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature