Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke
J Mehrholz, S Thomas, B Elsner - Cochrane database of …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
J Mehrholz, S Thomas, B Elsner
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2017•cochranelibrary.comBackground Treadmill training, with or without body weight support using a harness, is used
in rehabilitation and might help to improve walking after stroke. This is an update of the
Cochrane review first published in 2003 and updated in 2005 and 2014. Objectives To
determine if treadmill training and body weight support, individually or in combination,
improve walking ability, quality of life, activities of daily living, dependency or death, and
institutionalisation or death, compared with other physiotherapy gait‐training interventions …
in rehabilitation and might help to improve walking after stroke. This is an update of the
Cochrane review first published in 2003 and updated in 2005 and 2014. Objectives To
determine if treadmill training and body weight support, individually or in combination,
improve walking ability, quality of life, activities of daily living, dependency or death, and
institutionalisation or death, compared with other physiotherapy gait‐training interventions …
Background
Treadmill training, with or without body weight support using a harness, is used in rehabilitation and might help to improve walking after stroke. This is an update of the Cochrane review first published in 2003 and updated in 2005 and 2014.
Objectives
To determine if treadmill training and body weight support, individually or in combination, improve walking ability, quality of life, activities of daily living, dependency or death, and institutionalisation or death, compared with other physiotherapy gait‐training interventions after stroke. The secondary objective was to determine the safety and acceptability of this method of gait training.
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