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Gait Training With Virtual Reality–Based Real-Time Feedback: Improving Gait Performance Following Transfemoral Amputation

2011; Oxford University Press; Volume: 91; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2522/ptj.20100360

1538-6724

Benjamin J. Darter, Jason M. Wilken,

Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Background and PurposeGait training is an important component of rehabilitation after lower-extremity amputation. Abnormal gait performance often persists even for individuals who reacquire a high level of function. This case report describes the use of a virtual reality (VR)–based gait training program that provides real-time feedback in order to improve biomechanical and physiological performance. The aim of this case report is to describe the effects of the training in a person with a transfemoral amputation.