title: Immediate affective responses of gait training in neurological rehabilitation: A randomized crossover trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the immediate effects of physical therapy and robotic-assisted gait training on affective responses of gait training in neurological rehabilitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized crossover trial with blinded observers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixteen patients with neurological disorders (stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis).
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients underwent 2 single treatment sessions: physical therapy and robotic-assisted gait training. Both before and after the treatment sessions, the self-report Mood Survey Scale was used to assess the effects of the treatment on distinct affective states. The subscales of the Mood Survey Scale were tested for pre-post changes and differences in effects between treatments, using non-parametric tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fourteen participants completed the study. Patients showed a significant increase in activation (r = 0.55), elation (r = 0.79), and calmness (r = 0.72), and a significant decrease in anger (r = 0.64) after robotic-assisted gait training compared with physical therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Affective responses might be positively influenced by robotic-assisted gait training, which may help to overcome motivational problems during the rehabilitation process in neurological patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, AT-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. martin.niedermeier@uibk.ac.at.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niedermeier
authors.forename: Larissa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ledochowski
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.forename: Leopold
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saltuari
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kopp
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000066530:Neurological Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation