Effects of Treadmill Training with Knowledge of Result on Balance in Stroke Patients

The purpose of this study was to compare the balance ability in stroke patients following either treadmill training with knowledge of result (KR group) or treadmill training with knowledge of performance (KP group).Nineteen patients with stroke were recruited from rehabilitation hospitals.They were randomly assigned to two groups.There were 10 people in the KR group and 9 people in the KP group.Subjects in both groups performed treadmill training for 30 minutes with each providing feedback, 5 times a week for a total of 3 weeks.The KR group provided visual feedback during treadmill, and the KP group provided verbal instructions during treadmill training.Balance abilities were measured before and after the training.After the training periods, the KR group showed a significant improvement in average velocity, area 95% COP, and weight distribution of the affected side, five sit-to-stand tests were performed in comparison to the KP group (p<0.05).The results of this study showed that the treadmill training with KR feedback was more effective at improving balance ability than the treadmill training with KP feedback.Based on this, if you want to conduct treadmill training to improve the balance ability of stroke patients in clinical practice, it is recommended to conduct training based on the provision KR feedback.