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Gait retraining post stroke.

Robert W Teasell·Sanjit K Bhogal·Norine C Foley·Mark R Speechley
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A major component of stroke rehabilitation focuses on gait restoration. The purpose of this review is to examine the efficacy of a variety of gait retraining techniques currently in clinical use, including strength training, functional electrical stimulation, treadmill training, partial body-weight support, EMG biofeedback, and splinting of the lower extremity. Forty-eight studies evaluating six gait enhancement techniques were reviewed. There is either strong or moderate evidence to support the use of strength training, EMG/biofeedback, and functional electrical stimulation as an adjunctive therapy in gait training, and there is either limited or conflicting evidence to support the use of ankle-foot orthosis, treadmill training, and partial body-weight support.

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Gait Disorders, NeurologicHumansPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStroke RehabilitationJournal ArticleMeta-AnalysisResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Robert W Teasell, Sanjit K Bhogal, Norine C Foley, Mark R Speechley. 2003. Gait retraining post stroke.. https://doi.org/10.1310/udxe-mjff-53v2-eap0

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