Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury
Abstract Background Body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is a treatment method to help patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries to restore the capability to walk again. Objective This study aimed to assess the effects of different percentages of body-weight-support locomotor trainin...
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| description | Abstract Background Body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is a treatment method to help patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries to restore the capability to walk again. Objective This study aimed to assess the effects of different percentages of body-weight-support locomotor training on the enhancement of gait for persons with incomplete spinal cord injuries. Subjects and methods Twenty male paraplegic persons, with the statistical parameters [mean ± SD] age 32.53 ± 1.793 years, height 175.71 ± 1.658 cm, weight 71.59 ± 2.442 kg, and body mass index 23.18 ± 0.828 kg/m2) were picked by convenience sampling. Ten patients were randomly allocated to the body-weight treadmill training 30% group (Group A); and ten patients to the body-weight treadmill training 40% group (Group B). The two groups were exercised for 1h every set, at two sets weekly for 1.5 months. Body-weight-supported treadmill training was divided into a 15-min warm-up on a stationary bicycle, 45-min body-weight-supported treadmill training with 30 and 40% body weight and finally, a 10-min cool down as we started loading with 10% of body weight of each patient until reach 30% or 40% according to his group. Results The resultant data revealed that there are significant distinctions between the body-weight treadmill training 30% and the with body-weight treadmill training 40% groups in regards to alterations in the walking speed, step length, and stride length (p < 0.001), cadence (p = 0.009). Conclusion Body-weight-supported treadmill training 40% in comparison with body-weight-supported treadmill training 30% can enhance both the quantity and quality of gait in paraplegic patients (ASIA B, C, and D classification). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-426b54901ab540a487774760b9451fc22022-12-22T00:04:10ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery1687-83292019-06-015511610.1186/s41983-019-0076-9Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injuryMoataz M. El Semary0Lamiaa I. Daker1Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorders and its Surgery Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Fayoum UniversityAbstract Background Body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is a treatment method to help patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries to restore the capability to walk again. Objective This study aimed to assess the effects of different percentages of body-weight-support locomotor training on the enhancement of gait for persons with incomplete spinal cord injuries. Subjects and methods Twenty male paraplegic persons, with the statistical parameters [mean ± SD] age 32.53 ± 1.793 years, height 175.71 ± 1.658 cm, weight 71.59 ± 2.442 kg, and body mass index 23.18 ± 0.828 kg/m2) were picked by convenience sampling. Ten patients were randomly allocated to the body-weight treadmill training 30% group (Group A); and ten patients to the body-weight treadmill training 40% group (Group B). The two groups were exercised for 1h every set, at two sets weekly for 1.5 months. Body-weight-supported treadmill training was divided into a 15-min warm-up on a stationary bicycle, 45-min body-weight-supported treadmill training with 30 and 40% body weight and finally, a 10-min cool down as we started loading with 10% of body weight of each patient until reach 30% or 40% according to his group. Results The resultant data revealed that there are significant distinctions between the body-weight treadmill training 30% and the with body-weight treadmill training 40% groups in regards to alterations in the walking speed, step length, and stride length (p < 0.001), cadence (p = 0.009). Conclusion Body-weight-supported treadmill training 40% in comparison with body-weight-supported treadmill training 30% can enhance both the quantity and quality of gait in paraplegic patients (ASIA B, C, and D classification).http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-019-0076-9Body-weight-support treadmill trainingGaitLocomotor trainingIncomplete spinal cord injuryCentral pattern generator |
| spellingShingle | Moataz M. El Semary Lamiaa I. Daker Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery Body-weight-support treadmill training Gait Locomotor training Incomplete spinal cord injury Central pattern generator |
| title | Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury |
| title_full | Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury |
| title_fullStr | Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury |
| title_short | Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury |
| title_sort | influence of percentage of body weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury |
| topic | Body-weight-support treadmill training Gait Locomotor training Incomplete spinal cord injury Central pattern generator |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-019-0076-9 |
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