Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 10 , Pages 1298-1304 , October 2006

Effectiveness of Gait Training Using an Electromechanical Gait Trainer, With and Without Functional Electric Stimulation, in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Raymond K. Tong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Raymond K. Tong, PhD, Rm ST417, Dept of Health Technology and Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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  • Maple F. Ng, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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  • Leonard S. Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Unit and Physiotherapy Department, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong

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    CONSORT flowchart of the training programs.

    CONSORT flowchart of the training programs.

  • Image Result

    (A) Mean walking speed in the gait trainer and (B) mean body-weight support from sessions 1 to 20 for the EGT group (solid line) and the EGT-FES group (dotted line). The vertical bars represent the st

    (A) Mean walking speed in the gait trainer and (B) mean body-weight support from sessions 1 to 20 for the EGT group (solid line) and the EGT-FES group (dotted line). The vertical bars represent the standard deviation.

 Supported by the Research Grant Committee, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (project no. A-PE62) and the Institutional Review Board, University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster (grant no. UW 03-089 T/89).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00686-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.06.016

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 10 , Pages 1298-1304 , October 2006

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