Review Article
Year: 2023 | Month: April-June | Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 1-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20230201
Rehabilitation of Neurological Disorders Using Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training - A Brief Review
Dr. Meetu Nagpal
Assistant Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Pt. B. D.S., University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana-124001
ABSTRACT
Treadmill walking with the help of body weight support or without body weight support through a harness connected to an overhead support system, is a method of rehabilitating locomotor impairments in patients suffering from various disorders which affect normal gait/locomotion and is becoming increasingly popular. Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is a recent therapeutic training / technique that is being used for rehabilitation of patients with neurological walking disorders such as stroke, spinal cord injuries and cerebral palsy and parkinson’s disease. Further research to be carried out for establishing a definitive treatment protocol for BWSTT in these disease states
Keywords: Body weight supported treadmill training, stroke, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy.