Background Rehabilitation medicine is facing a new development phase thanks to a recent
wave of rigorous clinical trials aimed at improving the scientific evidence of protocols. This …

Upright gait is a peculiar characteristic of humans that requires the ability to manage upper
body dynamic balance while walking, despite the perturbations that are generated by …

This study aimed to investigate the effects of lower limbs muscles' strength, balance,
walking, and quality of life through sit-to-stand training combined with real-time visual …

Background and objective. Ambulatory subjects after stroke may benefit from gait-oriented
cardiovascular fitness training, but trials to date have not primarily assessed older persons …

Background and Objective. The likelihood of regaining independent walking after stroke is of
concern to patients and their families and influences hospital discharge planning. The …

Robot gait training has the potential to increase the effectiveness of walking therapy. Clinical
outcomes after robotic training are often not superior to conventional therapy. We evaluated …

Di Monaco M, Schintu S, Dotta M, Barba S, Tappero R, Gindri P. Severity of unilateral spatial
neglect is an independent predictor of functional outcome after acute inpatient rehabilitation …

Background Stroke is often associated with balance deficits that increase the risk of falls and
may lead to severe mobility disfunctions or death. The purpose of this study is to establish …

Recently, the use of robotic technology in gait and balance rehabilitation of stroke patients
has been introduced, with positive results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Background The likelihood of regaining independent walking after stroke influences
rehabilitation and hospital discharge planning. Objective This study aimed to develop and …