Energy expenditure and cost during walking after stroke: A systematic review

To systematically review the evidence to determine energy expenditure (EE) in VO2 ml/kg/min and energy cost (EC) in VO2 ml/kg/m during walking post-stroke and how it compares to healthy controls. We aim to determine how applicable current exercise prescription guidelines are to stroke survivors.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - December 10, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sharon Flora Kramer, Liam Johnson, Julie Bernhardt, Toby Cumming Source Type: research