The Effect of Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill Training on Individuals With Chronic Stroke

"Each participant will started with a 5 - 10 minute warm-up on a standard cycle ergometer, manual and therapeutic therapy for upper extremity, and gait training using LBPP. Manual and therapeutic therapy will consist of passive and active ROM, joint mobilization, passive and active stretch, manual resistance exercise, and activities of daily life (ADL). All participants will walk in Alter G one session a day (for 40 min), three days a week, for six weeks. On session one, the Alter G pressure chamber will be set to unload 50% of patient's body weight. On the following sessions, the percentage of unload patient's body weight will be decrease depends on the patient's comfort.~The physical therapist assistance and treadmill speed will be evaluated and altered based on the patient's capacity. The participants can take a rest whenever his/her need during walking. The rest time will be measured and documented."