Well shit, this research came out in April 2014 and earlier research was done in October 2006. Why the fuck is this research(2014) being done? Demand answers from the mentors and senior researchers who approved this later research.
If your doctor/hospital didn't do anything with this from 15 years ago or the 7 years ago one then s/he needs to be fired. Why is your board of directors being so incompetent in not demanding new interventions from any stroke research?
Effectiveness of backward walking treadmill training in lower extremity function after stroke - Oct. 2006
Effect of backward walking treadmill training on walking capacity after stroke: a randomized clinical trial
Received: 30 August 2013; Accepted: 16 December 2013; Published online15 April 2014
Stella Maris Michaelsen
1
*
, Angélica Cristiane Ovando
2
, Fernanda Romaguera
1
, and Louise Ada
3
Rationale
Residual walking deficits are common in people after stroke. Treadmill training can increase walking speed and walking distance. A new way to increase the challenge of walking is to walk backwards.
Backward
treadmill walking may provide advantages by promoting improvement in balance, walking spatiotemporal parameters and quality that may reflect in improving walking distance.
Aim
This study will test the hypothesis that
backward
tread-mill walking is superior to
forward
treadmill walking in improving walking capacity, walking parameters, quality and balance in people with stroke.
Design
A prospective, single-blinded, randomized trial willrandomly allocate 88 community-dwelling people after stroke into either an experimental or control group. The experimental group will undertake 30-min sessions of
backward
treadmill walking, three-days/week for six-weeks, while the controlgroup will undertake the same dose of
forward
treadmill walking. Training will begin at the baseline overgroundwalking speed and will increase each week by 10% of baseline speed.
Study outcomes
The primary outcome will be distance walkedin the 6-min Walk Test. Secondary outcomes will be walkingspeed, step length, cadence, and one-leg stance time. Out-comes will be collected by a researcher blinded to group allo-cation at baseline (Week 0), at the end of training period(Week 6), and three-months after the cessation of intervention(Week 18).
Discussion
If
backward
treadmill walking can improve walking capacity more than
forward
treadmill training in stroke, it may have broader implications because walking capacity has been shown to predict physical activity level and community participation.
Key words: ambulation, clinical trial, intervention, rehabilitation, stroke
1
*
, Angélica Cristiane Ovando
2
, Fernanda Romaguera
1
, and Louise Ada
3
Rationale
Residual walking deficits are common in people after stroke. Treadmill training can increase walking speed and walking distance. A new way to increase the challenge of walking is to walk backwards.
Backward
treadmill walking may provide advantages by promoting improvement in balance, walking spatiotemporal parameters and quality that may reflect in improving walking distance.
Aim
This study will test the hypothesis that
backward
tread-mill walking is superior to
forward
treadmill walking in improving walking capacity, walking parameters, quality and balance in people with stroke.
Design
A prospective, single-blinded, randomized trial willrandomly allocate 88 community-dwelling people after stroke into either an experimental or control group. The experimental group will undertake 30-min sessions of
backward
treadmill walking, three-days/week for six-weeks, while the controlgroup will undertake the same dose of
forward
treadmill walking. Training will begin at the baseline overgroundwalking speed and will increase each week by 10% of baseline speed.
Study outcomes
The primary outcome will be distance walkedin the 6-min Walk Test. Secondary outcomes will be walkingspeed, step length, cadence, and one-leg stance time. Out-comes will be collected by a researcher blinded to group allo-cation at baseline (Week 0), at the end of training period(Week 6), and three-months after the cessation of intervention(Week 18).
Discussion
If
backward
treadmill walking can improve walking capacity more than
forward
treadmill training in stroke, it may have broader implications because walking capacity has been shown to predict physical activity level and community participation.
Key words: ambulation, clinical trial, intervention, rehabilitation, stroke
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