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Aquatic treadmill walking at three depths of water in people with traumatic brain injury.

Mai Narasaki-JaraMayumi WagatsumaJacob Lee HoltStephan Manuel AcuñaKonstantinos VrongistinosTaeyou Jung
Published in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2019)
Our findings suggest that walking in neck-depth water may not be ideal for gait training as it appears to limit hip flexion and ankle dorsiflexion. It is recommended that waist to chest-depth water be used to provide an accommodating environment for aquatic gait rehabilitation.
Keyphrases
  • traumatic brain injury
  • risk assessment
  • optical coherence tomography
  • lower limb
  • physical activity