@article{ref1,
title="Walking and balance ability gain from two types of gait intervention in adult patients with chronic hemiplegic stroke: a pilot study",
journal="Assistive technology",
year="2019",
author="Choi, Yoon-Hee and Kim, Jung-Doo and Lee, Jun-Ho and Cha, Yong-Jun",
volume="31",
number="2",
pages="112-115",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1040-0435",
doi="10.1080/10400435.2017.1387616",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2017.1387616"
}