2022 Volume 49 Issue 6 Pages 408-414
Objectives: We investigated whether high-speed robot-assisted gait training using the assist function of Welwalk is more effective than treadmill training in improving the gait speed of patients who have experienced hemiparetic stroke.
Methods: The patient was a woman in her 50s with right hemiplegia due to thalamic hemorrhage. The study used an AB single-case design. Phase A consisted of treadmill training and phase B included Welwalk training, each for 8 days. The outcomes were comfortable and maximum gait speeds. In the analysis, the regression coefficients of both phases were compared, and the binomial test was used after the 2 Standard-deviation (SD) band analysis.
Results: The regression coefficients for both comfortable and maximum gait speeds were greater in phase B. The binomial test results showed significant improvement in both comfortable and maximum gait speeds in phase B (P<0.05). Treadmill speeds during training were higher in the phase B.
Conclusion: High-speed robot-assisted gait training using the assist function of Welwalk in patients who have experienced hemiparetic stroke may be effective in providing a high-speed training environment and improving gait speed.
