Effects of a short burst of gait training with body weight-supported treadmill training for a person with chronic stroke: a single-subject study.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a short-burst dose of intense gait training with body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) on walking speed, endurance, and quality of life of a participant with chronic stroke. A single-subject experimental (A-B-A-A) design with immediate and 3-month retention phases was used. The participant was a 66-year-old woman, 1 year after left cerebrovascular accident.

Motor and functional outcomes of a patient post-stroke following combined activity and impairment level training.

The purpose of this single-subject report was to determine the effect of a targeted training regimen aimed at improving motor and functional outcomes for a patient with chronic deficits after stroke. A 51-year-old woman with hemiparesis, 6 months post-stroke, participated in this prospective study. During the baseline, intervention, and immediate retention phases, performance was established by using repeated measures of four dependent variables: Fugl-Meyer assessment, Berg Balance Scale, 10-meter walk, and 6-minute walk.

Effects of age, task complexity, and exercise on reaction time of women during ambulation tasks.

Purpose: Reaction time (RT) is defined as the time lapse between the onset of a stimulus and the initiation of a response. The purpose of Study 1 was to compare RTs of young and elderly women during ambulation. The purpose of Study 2 was to investigate the effects of regular exercise on RTs of elderly women during ambulation tasks.

Geriatric referral patterns for physical therapy: a descriptive analysis.

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to: (1) describe older adults being seen for physical therapy, (2) identify the most prevalent physician orders and physical therapy interventions, and (3) compare these results across US regions.

Methods: A written questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 1600 therapists. Therapists completed information for up to 10 patients including classification of diagnosis according to the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.

Body weight support treadmill and overground ambulation training for two patients with chronic disability secondary to stroke.

Background And Purpose: Body weight support (BWS) treadmill training has recently been shown to be effective for gait training following stroke, but few researchers have measured the usefulness of this intervention in enhancing function, and there are no reports in which BWS overground ambulation was studied. The purposes of this case report were (1) to report the feasibility and patient tolerance for using a BWS system for overground ambulation, (2) to measure the function of patients with chronic stroke (2 years post-stroke) prior to and following BWS treadmill and overground ambulation training, and (3) to describe a protocol used for patient treatment progression using BWS treadmill training.

Case Descriptions: The participants were 2 women, aged 87 and 93 years, who had strokes more than 2 years before data collection.