Effects of virtual reality training on gait biomechanics of individuals post-stroke
Gait & PosturePublished 2 March 2010
Anat Mirelman, Benjamin L. Patritti, Paolo Bonato, Judith E. Deutsch
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These findings are encouraging because they support the potential for recovery of force and power of the lower extremity for individuals with chronic hemiparesis and elucidate underlying mechanisms that contributed to the observed functional improvement in gait speed and distance.
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These findings are encouraging because they support the potential for recovery of force and power of the lower extremity for individuals with chronic hemiparesis. It is likely that the effects of training included improved motor control at the ankle, which enabled the cascade of changes that produced the functional improvements seen after training.
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