Locomotor training using body weight support on a treadmill improves mobility in pers

wildwilly · 05-19-2007, 07:45 AM

Mult Scler. 2007 Mar;13(2):224-31.
Locomotor training using body weight support on a treadmill improves mobility in persons with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study.

Giesser B, Beres-Jones J, Budovitch A, Herlihy E, Harkema S.

Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine,

Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. bgiesser@mednet.ucla.edu

RATIONALE: The purpose of this protocol was to investigate the potential benefits and tolerability of locomotor training using body weight support on a treadmill (LTBWST) in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Four persons with primarily spinal cord MS and severely impaired ambulation (Expanded Disability Status Scale score 7.0-7.5) were enrolled in LTBWST. Subjects completed an average of 40 training sessions over several months. RESULTS: Subjects showed improvement in muscle strength, spasticity, endurance, balance, walking speed, and quality of life at the end of the training sessions, and could tolerate training without fatigue or other adverse effects. CONCLUSIONS: LTBWST is well tolerated by persons with MS and may produce improvements in parameters related to functional mobility.

PMID: 17450642 [PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum

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05-19-2007, 07:45 AM	#1
wildwilly Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,780	Locomotor training using body weight support on a treadmill improves mobility in pers Mult Scler. 2007 Mar;13(2):224-31. Locomotor training using body weight support on a treadmill improves mobility in persons with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study. Giesser B, Beres-Jones J, Budovitch A, Herlihy E, Harkema S. Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. bgiesser@mednet.ucla.edu RATIONALE: The purpose of this protocol was to investigate the potential benefits and tolerability of locomotor training using body weight support on a treadmill (LTBWST) in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Four persons with primarily spinal cord MS and severely impaired ambulation (Expanded Disability Status Scale score 7.0-7.5) were enrolled in LTBWST. Subjects completed an average of 40 training sessions over several months. RESULTS: Subjects showed improvement in muscle strength, spasticity, endurance, balance, walking speed, and quality of life at the end of the training sessions, and could tolerate training without fatigue or other adverse effects. CONCLUSIONS: LTBWST is well tolerated by persons with MS and may produce improvements in parameters related to functional mobility. PMID: 17450642 [PubMed - in process] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum Wildwilly __________________ “As the cast of villains in SCI is vast and collaborative, so too must be the chorus of hero's that rise to meet them” Ramer et al 2005 Last edited by wildwilly; 05-19-2007 at 07:50 AM.

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