PMID- 24969269
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160909
LR  - 20220419
IS  - 2045-7723 (Electronic)
IS  - 1079-0268 (Print)
IS  - 1079-0268 (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 1
DP  - 2015 Jan
TI  - Effects of underwater treadmill training on leg strength, balance, and walking 
      performance in adults with incomplete spinal cord injury.
PG  - 91-101
LID - 10.1179/2045772314Y.0000000217 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To document the effects of underwater treadmill training (UTT) on leg 
      strength, balance, and walking performance in adults with incomplete spinal cord 
      injury (iSCI). DESIGN: Pre-test and post-test design. SETTING: Exercise 
      physiology laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Adult volunteers with iSCI (n = 11). 
      INTERVENTION: Participants completed 8 weeks (3 x /week) of UTT. Each training 
      session consisted of three walks performed at a personalized speed, with adequate 
      rest between walks. Body weight support remained constant for each participant 
      and ranged from 29 to 47% of land body weight. Increases in walking speed and 
      duration were staggered and imposed in a gradual and systematic fashion. OUTCOME 
      MEASURES: Lower-extremity strength (LS), balance (BL), preferred and rapid 
      walking speeds (PWS and RWS), 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), and daily step 
      activity (DSA). RESULTS: Significant (P < 0.05) increases were observed in LS 
      (13.1 +/- 3.1 to 20.6 +/- 5.1 N.kg(-1)), BL (23 +/- 11 to 32 +/- 13), PWS (0.41 +/- 0.27 to 
      0.55 +/- 0.28 m.s(-1)), RWS (0.44 +/- 0.31 to 0.71 +/- 0.40 m.s(-1)), 6MWD (97 +/- 80 to 
      177 +/- 122 m), and DSA (593 +/- 782 to 1310 +/- 1258 steps) following UTT. CONCLUSION: 
      Physical function and walking ability were improved in adults with iSCI following 
      a structured program of UTT featuring individualized levels of body weight 
      support and carefully staged increases in speed and duration. From a clinical 
      perspective, these findings highlight the potential of UTT in persons with 
      physical disabilities and diseases that would benefit from weight-supported 
      exercise.
FAU - Stevens, Sandra L
AU  - Stevens SL
FAU - Caputo, Jennifer L
AU  - Caputo JL
FAU - Fuller, Dana K
AU  - Fuller DK
FAU - Morgan, Don W
AU  - Morgan DW
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20140626
PL  - England
TA  - J Spinal Cord Med
JT  - The journal of spinal cord medicine
JID - 9504452
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Exercise Therapy/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Leg/physiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Muscle Strength
MH  - *Postural Balance
MH  - Spinal Cord Injuries/*rehabilitation
MH  - *Walking
PMC - PMC4293539
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Aquatic gait training
OT  - Gait training
OT  - Incomplete spinal cord injury
OT  - Partial body weight-supported treadmill training
OT  - Underwater treadmill
OT  - Water therapy
EDAT- 2014/06/28 06:00
MHDA- 2016/09/10 06:00
PMCR- 2016/01/01
CRDT- 2014/06/28 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/06/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/09/10 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - scm-38-91 [pii]
AID - 10.1179/2045772314Y.0000000217 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Spinal Cord Med. 2015 Jan;38(1):91-101. doi: 10.1179/2045772314Y.0000000217. 
      Epub 2014 Jun 26.