QUESTION Does mechanically assisted walking increase walking speed or distance in ambulatory people with stroke compared with no intervention/non-walking intervention, or with overground walking? DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised trials. PARTICIPANTS Ambulatory adults with stroke. INTERVENTION Mechanically assisted walking (treadmill or gait trainer) without body w...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the walking speed maintained during a 1 km treadmill test at moderate intensity predicts survival in patients with cardiovascular disease. DESIGN Population-based prospective study. SETTING Outpatient secondary prevention programme in Ferrara, Italy. PARTICIPANTS 1255 male stable cardiac patients, aged 25-85 years at baseline. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Walking...

Abstract Aims Long scanning times impede cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) clinical uptake. A ‘one-size-fits-all’ shortened, focused protocol [e.g. only function and late-gadolinium enhancement (LGE)] reduces time costs, but provide less information. We developed two question-driven CMR stress-CMR protocols, including tailored advanced tissue characterization, tested their effectiveness in reduc...

Introduction: Balance in the elderly is one of the important issues, and imbalance can create irreparable problems for the elderly. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Frenkel balance exercise and aerobic exercise (walking) on improving the balance of elderly patients in Kerman province in 2016-2017.   Methods: We used a randomized block design, with 4 participants in each ...

[Purpose] To determine the effect of dual-task training with cognitive tasks on cognitive and walking ability after stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty patients diagnosed with stroke participated in this study. All participants were receiving a traditional rehabilitation program 5 days a week. Dual-task and single-task training were additionally performed for 4 weeks, 3 days a week. The Stroo...

Purpose This paper presents a generic method to assess the usability of smart-walkers. With an increasing number of assistive robots available, it is important to make sure they work before making a choice. Mechatronic systems propose more functions that are of interest to the ageing frail or handicapped population than conventional walking frames. For example: helping the user to get up or to ...