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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sheffler, Lynne R., MD
• Chae, John, MD

Titel

Technological Advances in Interventions to Enhance Poststroke Gait

Ist Teil von

• Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America, 2013-05, Vol.24 (2), p.305-323

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Neurologic rehabilitation interventions may be either therapeutic or compensatory. Included in this article are lower extremity functional electrical stimulation, body weight–supported treadmill training, and lower extremity robotic-assisted gait training. These poststroke gait training therapies are predicated on activity-dependent neuroplasticity. All three interventions have been trialed extensively in research and clinical settings to show a positive effect on various gait parameters and measures of walking performance. This article provides an overview of evidence-based research that supports the efficacy of these three interventions to improve gait, as well as providing perspective on future developments to enhance poststroke gait in neurologic rehabilitation.