tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa hoc:"The use of body weight support on ground level: an alternative strategy for gait training of individuals with stroke"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: The use of body weight support on ground level: an alternative strategy for gait training of individuals with stroke | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation BioMed Central Research The use of body weight support on ground level an alternative strategy for gait training of individuals with stroke Catarina O Sousa1 José A Barela2 Christiane L Prado-Medeiros1 Tania F Salvini1 and Ana MF Barela 2 Open Access Address Department of Physical Therapy Federal University of São Carlos Rodovia Washington Luis Km 235 CP 676 13656-905 São Carlos SP Brazil and 2Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Cruzeiro do Sul University Rua Galvão Bueno 868 13 andar Bloco B 01506-000 São Paulo SP Brazil Email Catarina O Sousa - José A Barela - Christiane L Prado- Medeiros - clanatovitz@ Tania F Salvini - tania@ Ana MF Barela - Corresponding author Published I December 2009 Received 2 April 2009 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6 43 doi 1743-0003-6-43 Accepted 1 December 2009 This article is available from http content 6 1 43 2009 Sousa et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Body weight support BWS systems on treadmill have been proposed as a strategy for gait training of subjects with stroke. Considering that ground level is the most common locomotion surface and that there is little information about individuals with stroke walking with BWS on ground level it is important to investigate the use of BWS on ground level in these individuals as a possible alternative strategy for gait training. Methods Thirteen individuals with chronic stroke four women and nine men mean age years were videotaped .