Virtual reality-enhanced body weight-supported treadmill training improved lower limb motor function in patients with cerebral infarction
10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.07.026
- VernacularTitle:虚拟现实同步减重训练脑梗死患者可改善下肢运动功能
- Author:
Xiang XIAO
;
Yurong MAO
;
Jiangli ZHAO
;
Le LI
;
Guangqing XU
;
Dongfeng HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
infarction;
gait;
lower extremity;
exercise test;
subacute
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2014;(7):1143-1148
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Most stroke patients affected walking dysfunction. Virtual reality-enhanced body weight-supported treadmil training has been proposed as a strategy for gait training of cerebral infarction subjects.
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality-enhanced body weight-supported treadmil training on lower limb motor function in subacute cerebral infarction patients.
METHODS:Twenty cerebral infarction patients (within 3 months of onset) were randomly divided into experiment group (virtual reality-enhanced body weight-supported treadmil training) and control group (conventional physiotherapy). Three-dimensional gait analysis in lower limb motor function was carried out before and after 3-week gait training. Intergroup and intragroup comparisons in the fol owing parameters were done before and after training:walking speed, cadence, step time, single limb support time (%), double limb support time (%), nonparetic swing (%), step length, pace, range of motion in the lower limb, functional ambulation category, Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the lower limbs and Brunel Balance Assessment.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:No significant differences in patient’s gender, age, course of disease, affected. side, walking speed, functional ambulation category, Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the lower limbs and Brunel Balance Assessment were detected between the two groups before training (P>0.05). Fugl-Meyer Assessment and functional ambulation category were improved in patients of the two groups after training (P<0.05). The improvement in walking speed, cadence, step time in affected side, step time in healthy side, single limb support time in affected side (%), nonparetic swing (%), pace, step lengths in affected and healthy sides were better in the experimental group than those in the control group.
