1. Effects of Virtual Reality-Assisted and Overground Gait Adaptation Training on Balance and Walking Ability in Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Xinyuan Wang, Jifang Qiu, Yuda Zhou, Wenbing Liu, Shuijing Zhang, Yichen Gong, Wei Jiang, Linjie Fang, Changmeng Ji, Xin Yao, Weiqiang Wang, Sihui Xu, Zhouzhou Lu, and Yong Ding
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PHYSICAL therapy , *DATA analysis , *T-test (Statistics) , *STATISTICAL sampling , *GAIT disorders , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *BASAL ganglia , *VIRTUAL reality , *REHABILITATION centers , *CONTROL groups , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *STROKE rehabilitation , *TREADMILLS , *STATISTICS , *WALKING speed , *STROKE patients , *BARTHEL Index , *CEREBRAL infarction , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DATA analysis software , *POSTURAL balance , *CEREBRAL hemorrhage , *USER interfaces , *ACCIDENTAL falls - Abstract
Objective: This study compared the effects of virtual reality-assisted gait adaptation training with the overground gait adaptation training on balance and walking in patients with stroke. Methods: Fifty-four eligible patients were enrolled. All patients were randomly divided into a virtual reality and control group, with 27 patients in each group. The virtual reality group received virtual reality-assisted training on the treadmill, whereas the control group received overground training in a physical therapy room. After the intervention, patients were assessed using walking speed, obstacle avoidance ability, Timed Up and Go test, postural stability, and the Barthel Index. Results: Significant improvements in walking speed, obstacle avoidance ability, Timed Up and Go test, and eye-opening center of pressure speed were observed after the intervention (P < 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in eye-closing center of pressure speed, tandem center of pressure speed, single-leg center of pressure speed, and Barthel Index (P > 0.05). Conclusions: Stroke patients may benefit fromvirtual reality-assisted gait adaptation training in improving walking and static balance function and reducing the risk of falls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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