Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke

[Purpose] The objective of this study was to determine the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during task-related training (TRT) on the gait ability of patients with chronic stroke. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 24 patients who were diagnosed with hemiplegia due...

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Main Authors:	Park, Seong Doo, Kim, Jin Young, Song, Hyun Seung
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4395678/

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spelling	pubmed-43956782015-04-30 Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke Park, Seong Doo Kim, Jin Young Song, Hyun Seung Original Article [Purpose] The objective of this study was to determine the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during task-related training (TRT) on the gait ability of patients with chronic stroke. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 24 patients who were diagnosed with hemiplegia due to stroke. Three groups were created: subjects who performed TRT for general exercise therapy (TRT), subjects who received sham tDCS during TRT for general exercise therapy (TST), and subjects who received tDCS during TRT for general exercise therapy (TT). [Results] The stance phase symmetry profile, the swing phase symmetry profile, and gait velocity all decreased significantly in the TT group compared with the TRT group. However, there was no significant difference in the step length symmetry profile among the groups. [Conclusion] A application of tDCS, that affects the excitatory regulation in the cortical motor area, is an effective rehabilitation method for gait improvement. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-03-31 2015-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4395678/ /pubmed/25931694 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.623 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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author	Park, Seong Doo Kim, Jin Young Song, Hyun Seung
spellingShingle	Park, Seong Doo Kim, Jin Young Song, Hyun Seung Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke
author_facet	Park, Seong Doo Kim, Jin Young Song, Hyun Seung
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title	Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke
title_short	Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke
title_full	Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke
title_fullStr	Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke
title_sort	effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke
description	[Purpose] The objective of this study was to determine the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during task-related training (TRT) on the gait ability of patients with chronic stroke. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 24 patients who were diagnosed with hemiplegia due to stroke. Three groups were created: subjects who performed TRT for general exercise therapy (TRT), subjects who received sham tDCS during TRT for general exercise therapy (TST), and subjects who received tDCS during TRT for general exercise therapy (TT). [Results] The stance phase symmetry profile, the swing phase symmetry profile, and gait velocity all decreased significantly in the TT group compared with the TRT group. However, there was no significant difference in the step length symmetry profile among the groups. [Conclusion] A application of tDCS, that affects the excitatory regulation in the cortical motor area, is an effective rehabilitation method for gait improvement.
publisher	The Society of Physical Therapy Science
publishDate	2015
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4395678/
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Effect of application of transcranial direct current stimulation during task-related training on gait ability of patients with stroke

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