Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal

  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 4

A comparative study of conventional gait training versus conventional and treadmill gait training in subacute stroke patients

  • Author:
  • R. Venkadesan, M.K. Nandha Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 58 to 62

Department of Post Graduate Studies, JKKM Medical Research Foundation College of Physiotherapy, Komarapalayam, Tamilnadu, India.

*Correspondence Author: R. Venkadesan, Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144 402. E-mail: venkadphysio@gmail.com

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Abstract

A combined gait training strategy for patients with stroke seeks to increase cadence and stride length through combined conventional and treadmill gait training without support.

Twenty ambulatory post stroke patients were selected to receive 1 of the 2 different gait therapies: 10 subjects were treated with treadmill and conventional gait training and 10 subjects were treated with conventional gait training alone. Treatment outcomes were assessed on the basis of cadence, stride length.

After a 4-week training period, the combined treadmill and conventional gait training group scored (P<0.001) significantly higher than the conventional training alone.

Combined effect of treadmill and conventional gait training in post stroke patients had better walking abilities than conventional training alone. Hence combined gait training strategy is essential in gait rehabilitation.

Keywords

Stroke, gait training, treadmill, bobath, PNF, cadence and stride length