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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the
virtual walking training program using a real-world video recording on walking
balance and spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with chronic stroke.
DESIGN: Fourteen patients with chronic stroke were randomly assigned to either
the experimental group (n = 7)
or the control group (n = 7). The subjects in both
groups underwent a standard rehabilitation program; in addition, the experimental
group participated in the virtual walking training program using a real-world
video recording for 30 mins a day, three times a week, for 6 wks, and the control
group participated in treadmill gait training for 30 mins a day, three times a
week, for 6 wks. Walking balance was measured using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
and the Timed Up and Go test. Gait performance was measured using an electrical
walkway system. RESULTS: In walking balance, greater improvement on the Berg
Balance Scale (experimental group: 4.14 vs. control group: 1.85) and the Timed Up
and Go test (-2.25 vs. -0.94) was observed in the experimental group compared
with the control group (P <; 0.05). In the spatiotemporal gait parameters,
greater improvement on velocity (25.40 vs. 9.74) and cadence (26.71 vs. 11.11)
was observed in the experimental group compared with the control group (P <;
0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the positive effects of the virtual
walking training program using a real-world video recording on gait performance.
These findings suggest that the virtual walking training program using a
real-world video recording may be a valid approach to enhance gait performance in
patients with chronic stroke.

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