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 ?
Effects of Training With a Robot-Virtual Reality System Compared With a Robot Alone on the Gait of Individuals After Stroke
Background and Purpose — Training of the lower extremity ( LE ) using a robot coupled with virtual environments has shown to transfer to improved overground locomotion . The purpose of this study was to determine whether the transfer of training of LE movements to locomotion was greater using a virtual environment coupled with a robot or with the robot alone . Methods — A single , blind , r and omized clinical trial was conducted . Eighteen individuals poststroke participated in a 4-week training protocol . One group trained with the robot virtual reality ( VR ) system and the other group trained with the robot alone . Outcome measures were temporal features of gait measured in a laboratory setting and the community . Results — Greater changes in velocity and distance walked were demonstrated for the group trained with the robotic device coupled with the VR than training with the robot alone . Similarly , significantly greater improvements in the distance walked and number of steps taken in the community were measured for the group that trained with robot coupled with the VR . These differences were maintained at 3 months ’ follow-up . Conclusions — The study is the first to demonstrate that LE training of individuals with chronic hemiparesis using a robotic device coupled with VR improved walking ability in the laboratory and the community better than robot training alone
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 ?