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In theory, that means these stroke patients should respond to split-belt treadmill training, Dr. Bastian says.
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In split-belt treadmill training, two bands moving at different speeds induce or exacerbate errors in walking.
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He currently is recruiting post-stroke patients for a randomized, controlled trial comparing error-type treatment to intensive treadmill training.
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The treadmill training is "an enormous advance" avows William Zev Rymer, director of research for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
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In an unpublished study of post-stroke patients, Dr. Bastian and collaborators showed that four weeks of split-belt treadmill training led to improved walking gait for three months.
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One type of therapy used in the study is body-weight-support treadmill training, in which a patient's weight is supported by a harness over a treadmill while therapists help move his legs.
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In the study published Friday, Dr. Bastian, Pablo Celnik from Johns Hopkins University and colleagues studied healthy individuals and whether brain stimulation and split-belt treadmill training, used simultaneously, can speed up progress in smoothing out walking gaits.
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In a preliminary study he conducted in 22 post-stroke patients using error-type training, he found 15 consecutive days of intense treatment yielded as much improvement as what patients got from intense conventional treadmill training two to three times a week in 10 or more weeks.
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When Vick's property in Virginia was raided, 54 pit bull terriers were found, some with apparent dog fighting injuries, as well as training equipment like a treadmill and a stick used to pry open dogs' jaws.
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In traditional rehab for lower limbs, known as "overground" training, a patient practices repeated movements, whether on a treadmill or other equipment or in a pool.
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After an average of six weeks of training, food-motivated rats were able to walk on their hind legs, even with the treadmill switched off.
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