The first Journal Club Meeting will be held twice on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 12:00 noon ET and again at 7:00pm ET
Let us know if interested and we will send the sign-up steps. It's free!
This is the article for the first meeting and a link to the summary in the newsletter.
Impact of a limited trial of walking training using body weight support and a treadmill on the gait characteristics of an individual with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury Physiotherapy theory and practice
October, 2010; 26:7 483-489.Theresa E. Leahy
Journal Club Discussion:
Read the article and form some thoughts on the questions below and then meet us online to discuss them.
Should the gait training parameters have been modified to allow the subject to train at higher walking speeds in order to promote central pattern generator modulation of walking? How significant is the (diminished, but persistent) "pause time" between steps described in this article? Which parameter(s) would you change to allow for a faster walking speed? Is a walking speed plateau on day 7 an expected outcome for a client as described in this article?
