- 장애물 통과 트레드밀 보행훈련이 뇌졸중 환자의 보행기능에 미치는 효과
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- 정연규,정연재,김현숙,Jeong. Yeon-Gyu,Jeong. Yeon-Jae,Kim. Hyun-Sook
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 한국전문물리치료학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2013년|20권 3호|pp.9-18 (10 pages)
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- 한국전문물리치료학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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- 기타
The study aimed to compare the effect of the treadmill walking training combined with obstacle-crossing (TWT-OC) and treadmill walking training (TWT) on the walking function of patients with chronic stroke. 29 subjects volunteered to participate in this study; they were randomly assigned to either TWT-OC group (15 subjects) or TWT group (14 subjects). Subjects from the TWT-OC group underwent a treadmill walking combined with obstacles-crossing for 30 minutes daily, three days a week for four weeks, whereas subjects from the TWT group received only a treadmill walking. The 10 m walk test (10MWT), 6-min walk test (6MWT), berg balance scale (BBS), timed up and go test (TUG), activities-specific balance confidence-Korean version (ABC-K), and walking ability questionnaire (WAQ) were measured before and after the 4-week training. The TWT-OC group showed significantly better functional mobility of walking and balance measured by 6MWT (p<.01), BBS (p<.01), and TUG scores (p<.05) when compared with those of the TWT group. Further, within-group comparison showed significant improvement in all variables (p<.01) except for 10MWT. These findings suggest that the TWT-OC and TWT may be helpful for improving the walking function of patients with chronic stroke, and the TWT-OC has probably more favorable outcomes for chronic stroke, however, further trials with wider range of subjects are warranted for generalization and clinical relevance.