Effect of high-intensity intermittent treadmill training on walking ability of patients with chronic hemiplegia during stroke
Objective:To investigate the effectiveness and safety of high-intensity intermittent treadmill training on walking ability of patients with chronic hemiplegia after stroke.Methods:A total of 50 patients with chronic stroke were selected as the observation objects,and were randomly divided into the treatment group(25 cases with high-in-tensity intermittent treadmill training)and the control group(25 cases with traditional rehabilitation therapy train-ing)by using a random number table method.The functional ambulation classification(FAC),Berg Balance Scale(BBS),10-m walking test(10MWT),6-min walking test(6MWT),and Fugl-Meyer Functional Scale of Lower ex-tremity(FMA-LE)were compared between the two groups before and 2 weeks after training.Results:There was no significant difference in FAC,BBS,10MWT,6MWT and FMA-LE between the two groups before training.Af-ter 2 weeks of training,the scores of FAC,BBS,10MWT and 6MWT in the observation group were significantly higher than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the above scores in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05),while there was no significant difference in FMA-LE score be-tween the two groups.There were no adverse reactions except for 2 cases of thigh soreness in the treatment group after training.Conclusion:High-intensity intermittent treadmill training can improve the walking ability of patients with chronic hemiplegia in a short period of time and the training process is safe without serious adverse reactions.