Overground walking training with the i-Walker a robotic servo-assistive device enhances balance in patients with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial

摘要

BackgroundPatients affected by mild stroke benefit more from physiological overground walking training than walking-like training performed in place using specific devices. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of overground robotic walking training performed with the servo-assistive robotic rollator (i-Walker) on walking, balance, gait stability and falls in a community setting in patients with mild subacute stroke.