Guest Editorial: Underwater treadmill training in adults with incomplete spinal cord injuries
Titel:
Guest Editorial: Underwater treadmill training in adults with incomplete spinal cord injuries
Auteur:
Sandra Stevens, MS Don W. Morgan, PhD
Verschenen in:
Journal of rehabilitation research and development
Paginering:
Jaargang 47 (2010) nr. 7 pagina's V-VII
Jaar:
2010
Inhoud:
Gravity. We spend our lives fighting it. One day it will win, as it always does. Until then, much of what we call "quality of life" is based on our ability to resist the effects of gravity and to be functionally mobile at home, at school, at work, and in our community. For those with physical disabilities, the challenge is greater and the stakes are higher. To counter the loss of mobility, strength, and endurance that often accompanies a disabling condition, a variety of interventions have been studied to improve physical fitness and reduce the weight-bearing challenges associated with walking. Several of these systems involve supporting a portion of a person's body weight with a harness during overground walking or land-based treadmill exercise [1]. This editorial describes an innovative method to unload body weight that allows a person with a gait impairment to walk on a treadmill submerged in a water tank.
Uitgever:
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs (provided by DOAJ)
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