title: Effects of auditory feedback during gait training on hemiplegic patients' weight bearing and dynamic balance ability.
abstract: [Purpose] This study examined the effects of auditory feedback during gait on the weight bearing of patients with hemiplegia resulting from a stroke. [Subjects] Thirty hemiplegic patients participated in this experiment and they were randomly allocated to an experimental group and a control group. [Methods] Both groups received neuro-developmental treatment for four weeks and the experimental group additionally received auditory feedback during gait training. In order to examine auditory feedback effects on weight bearing during gait, a motion analysis system GAITRite was used to measure the duration of the stance phase and single limb stance phase of the subjects. [Results] The experimental group showed statistically significant improvements in the duration of the stance phase and single limb stance phase of the paretic side and the results of the Timed Up and Go Test after the training. [Conclusion] Auditory feedback during gait training significantly improved the duration of the stance phase and single limb stance phase of hemiplegic stroke patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Daejeon University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyong-Il
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Ki
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Daejeon University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Daejeon University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Natural Science, Daejeon University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Duk
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: Auditory feedback; Gait; Hemiplegic patients