With NO stroke protocol created this is completely useless for survivors. You'll have to hope like hell that you doctor can get the protocol for treadmill aerobic exercise (T-EX). It is for chronic so it is likely you are not seeing a doctor much anymore so you will have to contact these researchers yourself. Your stroke association won't have this translated into a readable and understandable writeup, they do nothing that actually helps stroke survivors.
Effect of treadmill exercise training on spatial and temporal gait parameters in subjects with chronic stroke: A preliminary report
Shawnna L. Patterson, MD, PhD;
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Mary M. Rodgers, PhD, PT;
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Richard F. Macko, MD;
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Larry W. Forrester, PhD
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Baltimore Department of Veterans Affairs (VAMC) Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Cen-ter, Baltimore, MD;
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Department of Neurology, Baltimore VAMC, Baltimore, MD; Departments of
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Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and
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Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
1–2
Mary M. Rodgers, PhD, PT;
3
Richard F. Macko, MD;
1–2,4
Larry W. Forrester, PhD
1,3–4
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1
Baltimore Department of Veterans Affairs (VAMC) Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Cen-ter, Baltimore, MD;
2
Department of Neurology, Baltimore VAMC, Baltimore, MD; Departments of
3
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and
4
Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Abstract—
The effects of task-repetitive locomotor training on stroke patients’ spatial and temporal gait parameters during unassisted walking are not well understood. This study deter-mined the effects of treadmill aerobic exercise (T-EX) on spatial and temporal gait parameters that underlie changes in over-ground walking function. Thirty-nine subjects with hemiparetic stroke underwent T-EX three times weekly for 6months. We measured the subjects pre- and post training on 30-foot timed walks and 6-minute distance walks with usual assistive devices and on an 8 m instrumented walkway without assistive devices. T-EX improved 30-foot walks by 17% and 6-minute walks by23%. Unassisted walking velocity increased 22%, stride length increased 13%, and cadence increased 7%. Paretic and non- paretic step lengths increased significantly, and respective step times decreased significantly. Interlimb symmetry did not change. This study presents preliminary evidence that changes in spatial and temporal gait parameters contribute to the increased velocity of subjects with stroke after T-EX.
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