Partial-Weight-Bearing Gait Therapy Research
Be sure to check out our comprehensive bibliography,
prepared by Paul Hansen, PhD, PT of Fircrest PT, WA.
Research Article Summaries
- Provost, Beth and Kathy Dieruf.
"Endurance and Gait in Children with Cerebral Palsy After Intensive Body
Weight-Supported Treadmill Training". Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2007.
- Breen, Joan, Barb Baker, Donna Snyder, and Kelley Thibault.
"Body Weight Support Treadmill Training Improves Walking in Sub-Acute and Chronic Severely Disabled Stroke
Patients". 24th Annual Brain Injury & Stroke Conference Brain Injury Association of
New Hampshire. 16 May 2007.
- Begnoche, Denise and Ken Pitetti.
"Effects of Traditional Treatment and Partial Body Weight Treadmill Training on
the Motor Skills of Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study".
Pediatric Physical Therapy. 19(1):11-19, Spring 2007.
- Dobkin, Bruce, Susan Harkema,
Phil Requejo and Reggie Edgerton.
"Modulation of Locomotor-Like EMG Activity in Subjects with Complete and
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury". Journal of Neuro Rehabilitation 9(4):183-190: 1995.
- Finch, L. and H. Barbeau.
"Hemiplegic Gait: New Treatment Strategies". Physiotherapy Canada 38(1):36-41: 1986.
- Mangione, Kathleen Kline,
Kenneth Axen and Francois Haas. "Mechanical Unweighting
Effects on Treadmill Exercise and Pain in Elderly People With Osteoarthritis of the
Knee". Physical Therapy 76(4):387-394: 1996.
- Pillar, Thomas,
Ruth Dickstein and Zvi Smolinski. "Walking Reeducation with
Partial Relief of Body Weight in Rehabilitation of Patients with Locomotor
Disabilities". Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
28(4):47-52: 1991.
- Svendsen, Bjorn.
"Treatment of the Hemiplegic Patient: New Strategies
for Gait Training". Physical Therapy Products
March:32-34: 1996.
For even more related research, see our gait training
reference list.
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