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Effectiveness of Body Weight-Supported Gait Training on Gait and Balance for Motor-Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Rubén Arroyo-FernándezRaquel MencheroDiana Patricia Pozuelo-CarrascosaHelena Romay BarreroAraceli Fernández-MaestraInés Martínez-Galán
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2024)
Body weight-supported gait training is not superior to conventional physiotherapy in gait and balance training in patients with motor-incomplete spinal cord injury. However, body weight-supported gait training with robotic assistance does improve walking functionality, walking endurance, and balance, but not walking speed.
Keyphrases
  • body weight
  • spinal cord
  • spinal cord injury
  • cerebral palsy
  • virtual reality
  • randomized controlled trial
  • neuropathic pain
  • skeletal muscle
  • minimally invasive
  • resistance training