Treadmill training more effective than Bobath training in improving walking following stroke

Aerobic treadmill plus Bobath walking training improves walking in subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the immediate and long-term effects of aerobic treadmill plus Bobath walking training in subacute stroke survivors compared with Bobath walking training alone. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Rehabilitation unit. SUBJECTS Fifty patients, first-time supratentorial stroke, stroke interval less than six weeks, Barthel Index (0-100) from 50 to 80, able to wal...

Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke.

BACKGROUND Treadmill training, with or without some body weight supported using a harness, is a method of treating walking after stroke. A systematic review is required to assess the cost, effectiveness, and acceptability of this treatment. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of treadmill training and body weight support, individually or in combination, in the treatment of walking after st...

Treadmill training and/or body weight support may not improve walking ability following stroke.

Power training is more effective than strength training for maintaining bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Physical exercise has a favorable impact on bones, but optimum training strategies are still under discussion. In this study, we compared the effect of slow and fast resistance exercises on various osteodensitometric parameters. Fifty-three postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to a strength training (ST) or a power training group (PT). Both groups carried out a progressive resistance tra...

Supported treadmill training to establish walking in non-ambulatory patients early after stroke

BACKGROUND It has been reported that only half of the non-ambulatory stroke patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation in Australia learn to walk again 1. Treadmill walking with partial weight support via an overhead harness is a relatively new intervention that is designed to train walking. The main objective of this randomised controlled trail is to determine whether treadmill walking with...