Nonsignificant summary effect sizes in favor of task-oriented circuit class training were found for the step test and balance control .
This meta- analysis supports the use of task-oriented circuit class training to improve gait and gait-related activities in patients with chronic stroke .
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is increasing interest in the potential benefits of circuit class training after stroke , but its effectiveness is uncertain .
Our aim was to systematic ally review r and omized , controlled trials of task-oriented circuit class training on gait and gait-related activities in patients with stroke .
Physiological outcomes of aerobic exercise training in hemiparetic stroke patients.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In hemiparetic individuals , low endurance to exercise may compound the increased energy cost of movement and contribute to poor rehabilitation outcomes . The purpose of this investigation was to describe how hemiparetic stroke patients responded to intense exercise and aerobic training . METHODS Forty-two subjects were r and omly assigned to an exercise training group or to a control group . Treatments were given three times per week for 10 weeks in similar laboratory setting s. Baseline and posttest measurements were made of maximal oxygen consumption , heart rate , workload , exercise time , resting and submaximal blood pressures , and sensorimotor function . RESULTS Only experimental subjects showed significant improvement in maximal oxygen consumption , workload , and exercise time . Improvement in sensorimotor function was significantly related to the improvement in aerobic capacity . After treatment , experimental subjects showed significantly lower systolic blood pressure at submaximal workloads during the grade d exercise test . CONCLUSIONS We conclude that hemiparetic stroke patients may improve their aerobic capacity and submaximal exercise systolic blood pressure response with training . Sensorimotor improvement is related to the improvement in aerobic capacity
Nonsignificant summary effect sizes in favor of task-oriented circuit class training were found for the step test and balance control .
This meta- analysis supports the use of task-oriented circuit class training to improve gait and gait-related activities in patients with chronic stroke .
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is increasing interest in the potential benefits of circuit class training after stroke , but its effectiveness is uncertain .
Our aim was to systematic ally review r and omized , controlled trials of task-oriented circuit class training on gait and gait-related activities in patients with stroke .