Citation

Choi YH, Kim JD, Lee JH, Cha YJ. Assist. Technol. 2019; 31(2): 112-115.

Affiliation

d Department of Physical Therapy , College of Health and Medical Science, Daejeon University , Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10400435.2017.1387616

PMID

28976249

Abstract

This study examined whether the walking and balance ability of adult patients with chronic hemiplegic stroke are associated differentially with the degree of gain after 2 types of gait intervention. Twenty-four subjects with hemiplegic stroke were enrolled in this randomized study. Each subject participated in one of two gait intervention strategies: gait training with auditory feedback caused by active weight bearing on the paralyzed side (experimental group; EG) or general gait intervention over the ground (control group; CG). The walking and balance abilities were assessed before and after gait intervention. Significant improvements in the 10 m walking test, functional gait assessment (FGA) score, and center of pressure (COP) path length were observed after gait training in both groups (p < 0.05). The EG showed a larger increase in the 10 m walking test, FGA score, and COP path length in the state of eyes opened and closed than the CG (18.2%, 27.0%, 24.8%, and 18.2%, respectively). The auditory feedback caused by active weight bearing on the paralyzed side appeared to be a more effective approach for improving the walking and balance ability in adult patients with hemiplegic stroke during walking training than general gait intervention.

Language: en

Keywords

Auditory feedback; gait intervention; hemiplegic stroke