Interactive treadmills were developed to improve the simulation of overground walking when compared to conventional treadmills. However, currently available interactive treadmills are expensive and inconvenient, which limits their use. We propose a low-cost and convenient version of the interactive treadmill that does not require expensive equipment and a complicated setup. As a substitute for ...

Our study aims were: 1) to determine whether assisted weight bearing or additional weight bearing is more beneficial to the improvement of function and increased stability in gait and dynamic balance in patients with Parkinsonism, compared with matched controls (treadmill alone). Twenty-three men and women participants (M +/- SD = 74.5 +/- 9.7 yrs; Males = 19, Females = 4) with Parkinsonism wer...

BACKGROUND Partial or complete immobilization leads to different adjustment processes like higher risk of muscle atrophy or a decrease of general performance. The present study is designed to prove efficacy of the anti-gravity treadmill (alter G®) compared to a standard rehabilitation protocol in patients with tibial plateau (group 1)or ankle fractures (group 2) with six weeks of partial weight...

Huntington's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion, and characterized as involuntary movement. Quinolinic acid has been used to produce an animal model of Huntington's disease. In the present study, the effect of treadmill exercise on spatial-learning ability and motor coordination focusing on the apoptosis in the hippocampus was investigated...

We have been developing a new personal mobility device, Tread-Walk (TW), which is a walking support system for the elderly. This mobility device has a treadmill attached, which can be controlled by detecting the user’s kicking force from the DC motor current. Thanks to this treadmill, TW allows the elderly to drive intuitively. Previously, we evaluated the dynamics and kinematics of our propose...

Patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease have a claudication-limited peak exercise performance that is improved with exercise training. The effects of training on skeletal muscle metabolism were evaluated in 26 patients with claudication, randomized into a 12-wk program of treadmill training (enhances muscle metabolic activity in normal subjects), strength training (stimu...

By comparing treadmill walking in hemiparetic and non-disabled individuals at matched speeds, Chen et al. [Chen G, Patten C, Kothari DH, Zajac FE. Gait differences between individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis and non-disabled controls at matched speeds. Gait Posture (2004)] identified gait deviations that were consistent with impaired swing initiation and single limb support in the paretic ...

J Rehabil Med 43 © 2011 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0838 Journal Compilation © 2011 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. ISSN 1650-1977 Objective: To compare the effects of speed-dependent treadmill training on gait and balance performance in patients with sub-acute stroke. Design: Single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Subjects: A total of 26 patients with sub-acute stroke wer...