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Effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance ability of chronic stroke patients
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of treadmill walking with the eyes closed and open on the gait and balance abilities of chronic stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty patients with chronic stroke participated in this study. The treadmill gait training for each g...
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The Society of Physical Therapy Science
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616129/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26504328 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.2935 |
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author | Kim, Yong-Wook Moon, Sung-Jun |
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description | [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of treadmill walking with the eyes closed and open on the gait and balance abilities of chronic stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty patients with chronic stroke participated in this study. The treadmill gait training for each group lasted 40 minutes, and sessions were held 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Gait ability was measured using a Biodex Gait Trainer Treadmill System. Balance ability was measured using a Biodex Balance System. [Results] After the treadmill training‚ the treadmill training with eyes closed (TEC) group showed significant improvements in walking distance‚ step length‚ coefficient of variation‚ and limit of stability (overall‚ lateral affected‚ forward lateral unaffected) compared to the treadmill training with eyes open (TEO) group. [Conclusion] The walking and balance abilities of the TEC participants showed more improvement after the treadmill walking sessions than those of the TEO participants. Therefore‚ treadmill walking with visual deprivation may be useful for the rehabilitation of patients with chronic stroke. |
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spelling | pubmed-46161292015-10-26 Effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance ability of chronic stroke patients Kim, Yong-Wook Moon, Sung-Jun J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of treadmill walking with the eyes closed and open on the gait and balance abilities of chronic stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty patients with chronic stroke participated in this study. The treadmill gait training for each group lasted 40 minutes, and sessions were held 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Gait ability was measured using a Biodex Gait Trainer Treadmill System. Balance ability was measured using a Biodex Balance System. [Results] After the treadmill training‚ the treadmill training with eyes closed (TEC) group showed significant improvements in walking distance‚ step length‚ coefficient of variation‚ and limit of stability (overall‚ lateral affected‚ forward lateral unaffected) compared to the treadmill training with eyes open (TEO) group. [Conclusion] The walking and balance abilities of the TEC participants showed more improvement after the treadmill walking sessions than those of the TEO participants. Therefore‚ treadmill walking with visual deprivation may be useful for the rehabilitation of patients with chronic stroke. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-09-30 2015-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4616129/ /pubmed/26504328 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.2935 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kim, Yong-Wook Moon, Sung-Jun Effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance ability of chronic stroke patients |
title | Effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance
ability of chronic stroke patients |
title_full | Effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance
ability of chronic stroke patients |
title_fullStr | Effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance
ability of chronic stroke patients |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance
ability of chronic stroke patients |
title_short | Effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance
ability of chronic stroke patients |
title_sort | effects of treadmill training with the eyes closed on gait and balance
ability of chronic stroke patients |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616129/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26504328 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.2935 |
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