[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of underwater treadmill walking training on the peak torque of the knee in hemiplegic patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-two subjects, who were randomly allocated to an experimental group (n=16) and a control group (n=16), performed underwater treadmill walking training and overground treadmill walking training, respectively, for 30 minutes/ses...

BACKGROUND Insulin therapy plays a critical role in managing type 1 diabetes mellitus, and exercise produces alterations in pain sensation. This experiment explored the effects of insulin therapy combined with treadmill training on diabetic neuropathic pain and on the expression of malondialdehyde (MDA) and cytokines. METHODS Rats were given 4 weeks of insulin (100 IU/kg) therapy and treadmil...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of speed-dependent treadmill training on gait and balance performance in patients with sub-acute stroke. DESIGN Single-blinded randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS A total of 26 patients with sub-acute stroke were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 13) and control (n = 13) groups. METHODS Subjects in the experimental group underwent short interval wal...

The genetic and molecular events associated with changes in muscle mass and function after SCI and after the implementation of candidate therapeutic approaches are still not completely known. The overall objective of this study was to identify key molecular pathways activated with muscle remodeling after SCI and locomotor training. We implemented treadmill training in a well-characterized rat m...

BACKGROUND The ability to adjust walking to environmental context is often reduced in older adults and, partly as result of this, falls are common in this population. A treadmill with visual context projected on its belt (e.g., obstacles and targets) allows for practicing step adjustments relative to that context, while concurrently exploiting the great amount of walking practice associated wit...

In healthy children, short latency leg muscle reflexes are profoundly modulated throughout the step cycle in a functionally meaningful way and contribute to the electromyographic (EMG) pattern observed during gait. With maturation of the corticospinal tract, the reflex amplitudes are depressed via supraspinal inhibitory mechanisms. In the soleus muscle the rhythmic part of the modulation patter...

J Rehabil Med 43 © 2011 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0838 Journal Compilation © 2011 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. ISSN 1650-1977 Objective: To compare the effects of speed-dependent treadmill training on gait and balance performance in patients with sub-acute stroke. Design: Single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Subjects: A total of 26 patients with sub-acute stroke wer...

PURPOSE The development of efficient and independent walking is an important therapeutic goal for many children with cerebral palsy (CP). Consequently, there has been growing interest in determining the effects of treadmill training programs for these children. METHOD A systematic review of the literature was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of treadmill training for children with CP. ...

In the present study, we investigated whether treadmill training and electroacupuncture (EA) have autonomous or synergistic beneficial effects on deficits caused by neonatal hypoxia‑ischemia in Sprague-Dawley rats. For this purpose, rats subjected to hypoxia-ischemia underwent treadmill training and EA stimulation from 4 to 8 weeks of age. Conventional EA (CEA) and scalp EA (SEA) were delivered...

[Purpose] Our working hypothesis is that underwater treadmill training improves normal people's gait ability. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-five healthy subjects with no orthopedic history of lower extremity were recruited. Gait training is performed using an underwater treadmill (HydroTrack® Underwater Treadmill System, Conray, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA), for twenty minutes per session, five sess...