Treadmill Therapy and Brain Injuries

Introduction. * There is a demand for evidence whether treadmill therapy is more efficient than traditional walking training as an intervention for patients with hemiplegia after cerebral stroke. Design. * A randomized controlled trial. Material. * Stroke patients with moderate to severe functional deficits referred to inpatient medical rehabilitation. Method. * Comparing a treatment group receiving treadmill training with body weight support with a treatment group receiving conventional walking training. Study aim: * Investigate whether treadmill therapy is more effective than traditional functional training in restoring walking and transfer in patients with moderate to severe ambulatory deficits after stroke.