Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 4 , Pages 684-691 , April 2008

Locomotor Treadmill Training With Partial Body-Weight Support Before Overground Gait in Adults With Acute Stroke: A Pilot Study

  • Karen J. McCain, PT, DPT, NCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Allied Health Sciences School, Dallas, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Karen J. McCain, PT, DPT, NCS, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-8876
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  • Fabian E. Pollo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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  • Brian S. Baum, MS

      Affiliations

    • Motion and Sports Performance Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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  • Scott C. Coleman, MS

      Affiliations

    • Motion and Sports Performance Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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  • Shawn Baker, PT, DPT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, TX.
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  • Patricia S. Smith, PT, PhD, NCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Allied Health Sciences School, Dallas, TX

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 Supported by Baylor Research Institute (fund no. 56905) and the Joseph and Gail Deering Family Foundation.

 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 authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00029-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.050

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 4 , Pages 684-691 , April 2008

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