Comparison of Effects of Activity Base Therapy vs Strength Training on Gait Performance in Chronic Stroke

Standing and reaching (2) Sit-to-stand (3) Stepping forward and backward onto blocks (4) Stepping sideways onto blocks (5) Forward step up onto blocks (6) Raising and lowering of heel (7) Standing with the base of support constrained with feet in parallel and tandem conditions Phase 2 started after 3 weeks. Phase 2 included the phase 1 exercise along with below exercise. (10) Walking on a treadmill; (11) Walking over various surfaces and obstacles;

Strength training included for hip • flexor and extensors and abductors, knee extensors, and ankle dorsi flexors and plantar •flexors. Apart from using body weight, sandbag weights and Therabands of eight different resistances