Author/Editor		Matjačić, Zlatko; Rusjan, Špela; Stanonik, Irena; Goljar, Nika; Olenšek, Andrej
Title		Methods for dynamic balance training during standing and stepping
Type		članek
Source		Artif Organs
Vol. and No.		Letnik 29, št. 6
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 462-6
Language		eng
Abstract		The regaining of walking ability is one of the main goals of rehabilitation following stroke. An important aspect of bipedal locomotion is efficient balancing of the trunk. In this article a novel methodology for dynamic balance training during standing and stepping is presented in a commercially available mechanical balance training device. A case study that lasted for two-weeks with two half-hour training sessions per day, involving a single subject with chronic hemiparesis, investigated the effects of the proposed dynamic balance training. Instrumented kinesiological evaluation of the subjects gait indicated important improvement in the subjects postural control during walking. Finally, the possibility of combining therapeutic functional electrical stimulation of selected lower extremity muscles with the methodology for dynamic balance training presented here is discussed.
Descriptors		HEMIPLEGIA POSTURE GAIT ORTHOTIC DEVICES ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY MIDDLE AGE CEREBRAL INFARCTION