Journal
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 305-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.11.005
Keywords
Gait; Hemiparesis; Motor relearning; Neuroplasticity
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- National Institute for Child Health and Human Development [K23HD060689]
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [K23HD060689] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Neurologic rehabilitation interventions may be either therapeutic or compensatory. Included in this article are lower extremity functional electrical stimulation, body weight-supported treadmill training, and lower extremity robotic-assisted gait training. These poststroke gait training therapies are predicated on activity-dependent neuroplasticity. All three interventions have been trialed extensively in research and clinical settings to show a positive effect on various gait parameters and measures of walking performance. This article provides an overview of evidence-based research that supports the efficacy of these three interventions to improve gait, as well as providing perspective on future developments to enhance poststroke gait in neurologic rehabilitation.
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