CONCLUSIONS : This review provided evidence that walking training associated with virtual reality-based training was effective in increasing walking speed after stroke , and result ed in better results than non-virtual reality interventions
OBJECTIVE : To systematic ally review the available evidence on the efficacy of walking training associated with virtual reality-based training in patients with stroke .
The specific questions were : Is walking training associated with virtual reality-based training effective in increasing walking speed after stroke ?
Is this type of intervention more effective in increasing walking speed , than non-virtual reality-based walking interventions ?
Virtual reality-based training improves community ambulation in individuals with stroke: a randomized controlled trial.
This is a single blind r and omized controlled trial to examine the effect of virtual reality-based training on the community ambulation in individuals with stroke . Twenty subjects with stroke were assigned r and omly to either the control group ( n=9 ) or the experimental group ( n=11 ) . Subjects in the control group received the treadmill training . Subjects in the experimental group underwent the virtual reality-based treadmill training .  Walking speed , community walking time , walking ability question naire ( WAQ ) , and activities-specific balance confidence ( ABC ) scale were evaluated . Subjects in the experimental group improved significantly in walking speed , community walking time , and WAQ score at posttraining and 1-month follow-up periods . Their ABC score also significantly increased at posttraining but did not maintain at follow-up period . Regarding the between-group comparisons , the experimental group improved significantly more than control group in walking speed ( P=0.03 ) and community walking time ( P=0.04 ) at posttraining period and in WAQ score ( P=0.03 ) at follow-up period . Our results support the perceived benefits of gait training programs that incorporate virtual reality to augment the community ambulation of individuals with stroke
CONCLUSIONS : This review provided evidence that walking training associated with virtual reality-based training was effective in increasing walking speed after stroke , and result ed in better results than non-virtual reality interventions
OBJECTIVE : To systematic ally review the available evidence on the efficacy of walking training associated with virtual reality-based training in patients with stroke .
The specific questions were : Is walking training associated with virtual reality-based training effective in increasing walking speed after stroke ?
Is this type of intervention more effective in increasing walking speed , than non-virtual reality-based walking interventions ?