Gait training exercises are movements designed to help improve strength, balance and coordination when walking. They may be part of a physical therapy program for a person recovering from a stroke, an ...

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considering the combination of neurostimulation with robust rehabilitation programs and other assistive tools (e.g., robot-assisted gait training, peripheric stimulation, trans-spinal stimulation) ...

Slower gait speed is independently associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure in patients with stable heart failure with reduced or improved left ...

Abstract: This paper presents a robotic system designed to assist hemiplegic individuals in dressing, specifically focusing on the process of putting on bottoms. Assisting a hemiplegic patient with ...

It is well established that the flexion synergy induces reaching constraints in individuals with adult-onset hemiplegia. The expression of the flexion synergy in individuals with brain injuries onset ...

Notwithstanding the substantial progress in acute stroke care over the past 15 years, the focus of stroke medical advances and healthcare resources has been on acute and subacute recovery phases, ...

How someone walks is key to identifying risk. However, access to gait analysis is far from universal, while there are also issues around the accuracy of existing measurement techniques.

By walking backward, your gait may be “reset,” and walking backward may improve your ability to walk forward. A small study on recent stroke patients found that backward walking training was superior ...

The condition has many of the same symptoms as another type, called hemiplegic migraine. But the hemiplegic kind usually causes weakness of one side of the body or trouble speaking.