| Impact of a limited trial of walking training using body weight support and a treadmill on the gait characteristics of an individual with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury. | |
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PMID: 20649496 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Studies showing improvement in locomotor ability for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) use training times that may be prohibitive for clinics. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a limited period of training on the gait characteristics of a man with chronic, incomplete SCI. The participant was a minimally ambulatory 59-year-old man almost 3 years post C(3) central cord injury with an ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) classification of C. The participant received 11 training sessions using body weight support and a treadmill (BWST) over a 6-week period. The Six Minute Walk Test (6 MWT), and gait characteristics measured with motion analysis were obtained pretraining and posttraining. The participant made improvements on all measured gait characteristics. The participant's walking speed and comfort level on the treadmill improved enough for him to use community resources. This participant was able to make improvements in his gait with a much shorter training time period than those reported in previous locomotor training studies. Although this man did not obtain community ambulation status, his decreased dependence on his power chair at home and his new ability to use an available treadmill allow for continued walking practice outside the clinic. |
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Authors:
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Theresa E Leahy |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Physiotherapy theory and practice Volume: 26 ISSN: 1532-5040 ISO Abbreviation: Physiother Theory Pract Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-13 Completed Date: 2011-01-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9015520 Medline TA: Physiother Theory Pract Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 483-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Physical Therapy, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma 73050, USA. terry_leahy@hotmail.com |
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Exercise Therapy
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instrumentation*,
methods Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology, rehabilitation* Humans Male Middle Aged Mobility Limitation* Spinal Cord Injuries / complications, rehabilitation* Walking* |
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