TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Effect of handrail use while performing treadmill walking on the gait of stroke patients
JO  - Journal of physical therapy science
A1  - Kang, Kyung Woo
A1  - Lee, Na Kyung
A1  - Son, Sung Min
A1  - Kwon, Jung Won
A1  - Kim, Kyoung
SP  - 833
EP  - 835
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate how the use of handrails during treadmill walking affects the gait parameters of stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] The participants, 30 hemiplegic stroke patients, were randomly allocated to one of three groups: the NHG group (No Handrail group, n=10), the FHG group (Front handrail group, n=10), and BHG group (Bilateral Handrail group, n=10). All the subjects' performed treadmill walking for 30 min, five days a week, for a period of eight weeks. Gait parameters were evaluated using the RS-scan system. [Results] A statistically significant difference in the HM (heel-medial) area of plantar foot pressure was observed between BHG and NHG. Statistically significant difference in the HL (heel-lateral) area of plantar foot pressure was observed between BHG and NHG, and between FHG and NHG. A statistically significant difference in contact area of the rear foot was observed between BHG and NHG. [Conclusion] The results of this study show that holding handrails during treadmill training may enhance the improvement in the quality of patients' gait (plantar foot pressure, contact area of foot).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0915-5287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.833
ID  - ref1
ER  -