Effects of underwater treadmill walking training on the peak torque of the knee in hemiplegic patients

[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of underwater treadmill walking training on the peak torque of the knee in hemiplegic patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-two subjects, who were randomly allocated to an experimental group (n=16) and a control group (n=16), performed underwater treadmill walking training and overground treadmill walking training, respectively, for 30 minutes/session, 3 sessions/week, for 6 weeks. An isokinetic dynamometer was used to assess the peak torque. [Results] The subjects in the experimental group showed an increase in the peak knee extension torque compared to the control group. [Conclusion] The results suggested that underwater treadmill walking training has a greater effect on peak knee extension torque at velocities of 60°/sec and 120°/sec than overground treadmill walking training.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Physical Therapy Science

• Publication date

  2015-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1589/jpts.27.2871PMID 26504314PMCID 4616115
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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