Hippokratia
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Rehabilitation provided to patients after stroke mainly aims at improvement in gait function. The most common gait training strategies include treadmill exercise and traditional overground gait training. The study was designed to assess the effectiveness of two models of gait re-education in post-stroke patients, namely conventional physical therapy and treadmill training. ⋯ Treadmill training seems to be a valuable and effective method of gait re-education, which can be used at various periods following a stroke, and mainly leads to improvement in walking speed and walking capacity. However, no standard has been defined so far with regard to treadmill-supported recovery of gait function in patients after stroke. We still do not know the optimum duration and frequency of exercise. Further study should investigate long-term effects and the way treadmill training impacts on patients' daily activities. HIPPOKRATIA 2018, 22(2): 51-59.