Early robot-assisted gait retraining in non-ambulatory patients with stroke: a single blind randomized controlled trial.
Journal:
European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
Published Date:
Dec 1, 2018
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Restoration of walking function is a primary concern of neurorehabilitation with respect to the aspired social and vocational reintegration. To date, the best practice for improving gait early after stroke is still object of debate. On one hand, repetitive task-specific approaches with higher intensities of walking have been observed to result in greater improvements of gait after stroke. Conversely there is some evidence that conventional gait training would be more effective for facilitating walking ability after stroke.