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To examine the functional effects of walking retraining at faster than
self-selected speed (SSS).
Ten individuals with chronic stroke participated in a
4-week training over a treadmill at walking speeds 40% faster than SSS, three
times per week, 30 min/session. Outcome measures assessed before, after, and 2
months after the end of intervention were the Timed Up and Go, the 6-Minute Walk,
the 10-Meter Walk test, the Modified Ashworth Scale, SSS, and fastest comfortable
speed. After 4 weeks of training, all outcome measures showed clinically
meaningful and statistically significant improvements (P<0.05) that were
maintained at 2 months after the end of the training. The results showed that a
strategy of training at a speed 40% faster than SSS can improve functional
activity in individuals with chronic stroke, with effects lasting up to 2 months
after the intervention.

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