A major component of stroke rehabilitation focuses on gait restoration. The purpose of this review is to examine the efficacy of a variety of gait retraining techniques currently in clinical use, including strength training, functional electrical stimulation, treadmill training, partial body-weight support, EMG biofeedback, and splinting of the lower extremity. Forty-eight studies evaluating si...

In this study, we investigated the responsiveness of a developing neuromotor system to training: When is training effective and when are the effects specific to the training condition? Eight infants, six 3-month-olds and two 7-month-olds, received monthlong daily training on either a fast-running treadmill, a slow-running treadmill, or a stationary treadmill. Two additional 3-month-old infants ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of treadmill training on functional recovery by analyzing the ankle joint as well as the knee and hip joints with 2D video analysis during gait by rats with sciatic nerve injury. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. The sham group (SG) received only a sham operation without any sci...

BACKGROUND The project proposes three innovative intervention techniques (treadmill training, mobility training with virtual reality and transcranial direct current stimulation that can be safely administered to children with cerebral palsy. The combination of transcranial stimulation and physical therapy resources will provide the training of a specific task with multiple rhythmic repetitions ...

Since turning is often impaired in Parkinson's disease (PD) and may lead to falls, it is important to develop targeted treatment strategies for turning. We determined the effects of rotating treadmill training on turning in individuals with PD. This randomized controlled study evaluated 180° in-place turns, functional turning (timed-up-and-go), and gait velocity before and after 15 minutes of r...

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of conventional over-ground gait training with treadmill training on the restoration of gait in people with hemiparesis following a stroke. Twenty-five individuals in the early stages of rehabilitation were alternately assigned to one of two treatment groups. In addition to conventional physical therapy, the experimental group participated ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of infrared-light-emitting diode (LED) during treadmill training on functional performance. METHODS Thirty postmenopausal women aged 50-60 years were randomly assigned to one of three groups and successfully completed the full study. The three groups were: (1) the LED group, which performed treadmill training associated with phototherapy (n = 10); (2) the exe...

BACKGROUND Treadmill training is used in rehabilitation and is described as improving gait parameters of patients with Parkinson's disease. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of treadmill training in improving the gait function of patients with Parkinson's disease and the acceptability and safety of this type of therapy. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Movement Disorders Group ...

Stroke is the leading disability-causing disease all over the world. Two thirds of the survivors have significant limitations in walking and everyday living activities. These determine further limitations of mobility, high risk of falling, lifethreatening complications by prolonged immobilization. An impaired ability to walk is common after stroke. Gait recovery is the most important purpose in...

The purpose of this study was to provide evidence that treadmill step training is capable of attenuating muscle atrophy and may regulate brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in soleus muscle after complete spinal cord transection (SCT) at T8-T9 in rats. Five days after SCT, spinal animals started a 9-week step-training program on a treadmill with partial body weight support and manual step ...