HEMIPLEGIA

This study looks at whether playing video games (exergaming) or doing standard balance exercises works better for helping people with hemiplegia after a stroke. About 30 adults who had a stroke at least six months ago will be split into two groups. Both groups will also receive r…

This study tests a system called GaitBetter that combines walking and thinking exercises to help people who have had a stroke walk better and avoid falls. About 76 adults aged 18 to 85 who had a stroke (either within the last 8 weeks or more than 6 months ago) and still have trou…

This study looks at the cost and benefits of a two-week day camp for 40 children with mild to moderate weakness on one side of their body (hemiparesis) due to cerebral palsy or brain injury. In the first week, children wear a constraint on their stronger arm to encourage use of t…

This study looks at whether adding foot pressure feedback to robot-assisted walking training helps people who have had a stroke walk more symmetrically and with better balance. About 26 adults with chronic hemiplegia (weakness on one side) will use a Lokomat robot for 30-minute s…

This study looks at whether vestibular rehabilitation and dynamic neuromuscular stabilization exercises can improve balance and mobility in people who have had a stroke and have weakness on one side (hemiplegia). About 45 adults who had a stroke at least a year ago will try diffe…

This study looks at whether shoulder problems can affect balance in people who have had a stroke and have weakness on one side (hemiplegia). Researchers will compare two groups of 100 stroke survivors — those with shoulder pain and those without — using pain scales and balance te…