Abstract
Objective: To examine the influence of balance support on the energy cost of treadmill and overground walking in ambulatory patients with stroke. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Research laboratory at a rehabilitation center. Participants: Patients with stroke depending on a walking aid in daily life (n=12; walking aid dependent ambulators) and walking aid independent ambulators (n=12), all able to walk for at least 5 minutes. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Energy cost (J·kg
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2255-2261 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |