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Original Source: The recovery of walking in stroke patients: a review.
We reviewed the literature on walking recovery of stroke patients as it relates to the following subjects: epidemiology of walking dysfunction, recovery course of walking, and recovery mechanism of walking (neural control of normal walking, the evaluation methods for leg motor function, and motor recovery mechanism of leg). The recovery of walking is one of the primary goals in stroke patients, along with the recovery of hand function and cognition. Walking function has greater potential for recovery than h...
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A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to...
A stroke is a cerebrovascular accident that results in inadequate blood flow to part of the brain, starving it of oxygen and causing immediate and irreversible changes to the neurones. If affects 15...
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Post-stroke walking program improves stroke survivors' lives
Regular, brisk walking after having a stroke could help boost your physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Walking Program Improves Stroke Survivors' Lives
Regular, brisk walking after having a stroke could help boost your physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. "Walking is a...
Aerobic Walking Makes Stroke Survivors Feel Fit
Aerobic walking improves physical fitness and endurance in people with chronic stroke, and such exercise should be part of their after-stroke care. Medscape Medical News
Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life
THURSDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Regular walking helps improve stroke survivors' physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to a new study. It included 128 adult stroke survivors...
Brisk Walking Steps Up Stroke Rehab (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Aerobic walking several times a week for 30 minutes duration improved strength and stamina in chronic stroke patients, a small, randomized trial found.
Walking Reduces Stroke Risk Among Women
New research reveals that walking at least three hours a week reduces the risk of stroke among women. The finding, published in the journal Stroke, comes from yet another study highlighting the healt...
Acorda's MS Drug Ampyra Helps Stroke Patients Walk
An Acorda Therapeutics drug, Ampyra (dalfampridine), which helps people with multiple sclerosis walk, also helps stroke patients who cannot walk, the company announced. In a proof-of- concept Phase II...
In a step towards improving rehabilitation for patients with walking impairments, researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute found that non-invasive stimulation of the cerebellum, an area of the b...
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The recovery of walking in stroke patients: a review.
We reviewed the literature on walking recovery of stroke patients as it relates to the following subjects: epidemiology of walking dysfunction, recovery course of walking, and recovery mechanism of wa...
Is walking faster or walking farther more important to persons with chronic stroke?
Purpose: The purposes of this mixed-methods study were to (1) investigate whether walking faster or walking farther was more important for getting "out and about" to persons with chronic stroke and (2...
Robot-assisted walking vs overground walking in stroke patients: An evaluation of muscle activity.
Objective: There is increasing evidence that robot-assisted treadmill training might be useful for gait rehabilitation after stroke. The aim of this study was to evaluate the muscle activity of stroke...
Contribution of the Pedunculopontine Nucleus on Walking in Stroke Patients.
Objectives: We attempted to investigate changes of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) according to walking ability in chronic stroke patients, using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Methods: 55 consecu...
Rehabilitating walking in ambulatory patients post-stroke, with training that is safe, task-specific, intensive, and of sufficient duration, can be challenging. Some challenges can be met by using bod...
