2018, Number 1-2
Rev Mex Med Fis Rehab 2018; 30 (1-2)
Re-education of gait and balance in a patient with right spastic hemiparesis secondary to a repetitive cerebral vascular event by using the antigravity treadmill
Moreno-Lozano MC, García-Richaud Y
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ABSTRACT
The case of a 49-year-old male patient with a history of a putamen cerebral vascular event and later another brain-stem vascular event who was treated early with in-hospital rehabilitation and later with an outpatient program is presented. The patient presents a picture of right spastic hemiparesis, without the presence of pain or functional limitation, already integrated into their work and social activities. A rehabilitation program was initiated in the anti-gravity treadmill with the aim of re-educating the gait and improving the balance. The Timed Get Up and Go Test and the Berg Balance Scale were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of the treatment. An improvement was observed in both measures, even though the patient did not have an adequate adherence towards the end of the treatment.REFERENCES
Druhbicki M, Przysada G, Guzik A, Brzozowska-Magón A, Kolodziej K, Wolan-Nieroda A et al. The efficacy of gait training using a body weight support treadmill and visual biofeedback in patients with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial. BioMed Research International. 2018; Article ID 3812602: 1-10.