Abstract
Reports have suggested that in gait training for stroke patients with hemiplegia, increasing the walking speed is a more effective therapeutic approach. With the purpose to improve the walking speed during gait training using a knee-ankle-foot orthosis, we have constructed a band for assisting the flexion movement of the hip joint. To examine the effect of this band on walking motion, we investigated the changes in gait parameters with and without the band in 6 patients undergoing gait training using a knee-ankle-foot orthosis. Our results showed an increase in stride length and an improvement in walking speed, suggesting the effectiveness of using the band during gait training using a knee-ankle-foot orthosis.
