Locomotor training progression and outcomes after incomplete spinal cord injury |
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Authors: | Behrman Andrea L Lawless-Dixon Anna R Davis Sandra B Bowden Mark G Nair Preeti Phadke Chetan Hannold Elizabeth M Plummer Prudence Harkema Susan J |
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Institution: | Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Box 100154, UFHSC, Gainesville, FL 32610-0154, USA. abehrman@phhp.ufl.edu |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The use of locomotor training with a body-weight-support system and treadmill (BWST) and manual assistance has increased in rehabilitation. The purpose of this case report is to describe the process for retraining walking in a person with an incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) using the BWST and transferring skills from the BWST to overground assessment and community ambulation. CASE DESCRIPTION: Following discharge from rehabilitation, a man with an incomplete SCI at C5-6 and an American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale classification of D participated in 45 sessions of locomotor training. OUTCOMES: Walking speed and independence improved from 0.19 m/s as a home ambulator using a rolling walker and a right ankle-foot orthosis to 1.01 m/s as a full-time ambulator using a cane only for community mobility. Walking activity (mean+/-SD) per 24 hours increased from 1,054+/-543 steps to 3,924+/-1,629 steps. DISCUSSION: In a person with an incomplete SCI, walking ability improved after locomotor training that used a decision-making algorithm and progression across training environments. |
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