Gait Training and Stroke

Abstract

Walking independently is one major goal for rehabilitation in stroke. Most of patient’s problem is unable to walk alone, leading to limitation of activity in daily living and their quality of life. Weakness from one side of body cause poor movement control of both sides. These will be effect on gait pattern and movement control during walking, e.g. gait speed and abnormal step length. Exercise and physical therapy interventions are the methods that can improve patients gait and help them to walk effective again. Duration, frequency, and intensity during training sessions are that factors should be enough to facilitate damage brain to learn and control new movement in an appropriate and effective ways.

Key words: Gait training, Stroke, Physical Therapy, Brain plasticity