Walking after stroke: what does treadmill training with body weight support add to overground gait training in patients early after stroke?: a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial.
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of gait training using body weight support on a treadmill compared with conventional gait training for people with subacute stroke who were unable to walk. This was a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial with a 6-month follow-up. Ninety-seven subjects were recruited within 6 weeks of stroke onset and were [...]
Bound for Success: A Systematic Review of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Children With Cerebral Palsy Supports Improved Arm and Hand Use
Huang HH, Fetters L, Hale J, McBride A The objectives of this systematic review are: (1) to investigate whether CIMT is supported with valid research of its effectiveness and (2) to identify key characteristics of the child and intervention protocol associated with the effects of CIMT. The 2 objectives of the review were addressed by: [...]
Feasibility of Iterative Learning Control Mediated by Functional Electrical Stimulation for Reaching After Stroke
Hughes, A.M., Freeman, C.T., Burridge, J.H., Chappell, P.H., Lewin, P.L., Rogers, E. This study aimed to investigate whether iterative learning control (ILC) mediated by FES is a feasible intervention in upper limb stroke rehabilitation. Five hemiparetic participants undertook supported tracking tasks using 27 different trajectories augmented by responsive FES to their triceps brachii muscle, with [...]
Rehabilitation treatment of gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease with freezing: A comparison between two physical therapy protocols using visual and auditory cues with or without treadmill training.
Frazzitta G, Maestri R, Uccellini D, Bertotti G, Abelli P This study investigated the effectiveness of a new rehabilitation strategy based on treadmill training associated with auditory and visual cues. Forty Parkinsonian patients with freezing were randomly assigned to two groups: Group 1 underwent a rehabilitation program based on treadmill training associated with auditory and [...]
Effects of training with a robot-virtual reality system compared with a robot alone on the gait of individuals after stroke.
Mirelman A, Bonato P, Deutsch JE The purpose of this study was to determine whether the transfer of training of LE movements to locomotion was greater using a virtual environment coupled with a robot or with the robot alone. Eighteen individuals poststroke participated in a 4-week training protocol. One group trained with the robot virtual [...]
Contemporary Interventions in Neurological Rehabilitation at Sheffield Hallam University
This course investigates and critically evaluates interventions currently used or being researched in neurological rehabilitation. The module will enable a new approach to examining practice in neurology, starting with researched interventions and making implications from these into our day-to-day practice. This module will compliment the approaches dominant in other neurological therapy modules and is highly [...]
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