The effects of robot-assisted gait training using virtual reality and auditory stimulation on balance and gait abilities in persons with stroke

So was this enough to write a protocol? If not how are you going to distribute  this to all 10 million yearly stroke survivors? Or are you stupid enough to think just writing it in a research journal is all you need to do? Your job is NOT DONE until it is effectively used in those stroke patients that can use it.

The effects of robot-assisted gait training using virtual reality and auditory stimulation on balance and gait abilities in persons with stroke

 NeuroRehabilitation , Volume 43(2) , Pgs. 227-235.

NARIC Accession Number: J79800.  What's this?
ISSN: 1053-8135.
Author(s): Park, Jaeho; Chung, Yijung.
Publication Year: 2018.
Number of Pages: 9.
Abstract: Study investigated the effects of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) using virtual reality and auditory stimulation on balance and gait abilities in stroke patients. Forty subjects were randomly divided into three groups: 12 subjects were in the virtual reality robot-assisted gait training group (VRGT), 12 were in the auditory stimulation robot-assisted gait training group (ARGT), and 16 were in the control group. Intervention subjects received virtual reality and auditory stimulation while undergoing RAGT for 45 minutes, three times a week for 6 weeks. The control group performed general gait training using a treadmill and all subjects underwent general physical therapy for 30 minutes, five times a week for 6 weeks. All subjects were evaluated before and after intervention. Muscle strength was assessed with the Medical Research Council (MRC). Balance and gait abilities were evaluated using the Berg balance scale (BBS), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), and 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT). The Fugl-Myer Assessment (FMA) measured motor impairment and the Modified Barthel Index (MBI) assessed performance in activities of daily living. Results showed post-intervention MRC, BBS, TUG, 10MWT and FMA scores significantly improved in the VRGT and ARGT, and the control group also had significantly improved in all areas after treatment (except for MBI). The MRC and FMA showed a greater significant increase in VRGT compared to ARGT. However, there was a significant difference in the results when comparing VRGT and ARGT with the control group. RAGT was found to be effective in enhancing the functional activity of people with stroke.
Descriptor Terms: AMBULATION, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, DAILY LIVING, EQUILIBRIUM, MOBILITY TRAINING, MOTOR SKILLS, OUTCOMES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, POSTURE, REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTICS, STROKE.


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Citation: Park, Jaeho, Chung, Yijung. (2018). The effects of robot-assisted gait training using virtual reality and auditory stimulation on balance and gait abilities in persons with stroke.  NeuroRehabilitation , 43(2), Pgs. 227-235. Retrieved 12/19/2018, from REHABDATA database.