Self-selected speed gait training in Parkinson's disease: robot-assisted gait training with virtual reality versus gait training on the ground.

CONCLUSIONS: Self-selected speed Lokomat training in PD patients can provide clinical enhancements, but is not superior to self-selected speed overground gait training; the influence of VR on motor performance seems to be related to non-motor aspects. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Regarding self-selected speed gait training, there seems to be no difference between RAGT and conventional overground gait training. Other parameter settings for RAGT need to be carefully investigated for a tailored use of RAGT in PD. PMID: 30370751 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research