Effects of Treadmill-based Gait Training with Affected Side Tilting on Gait and Balance Function in People with Chronic Stroke: Randomized Controlled Trial

PURPOSE: Stroke patients tend to avoid weight-bearing on the paretic limb, which results in asymmetrical gait patterns.This study examined the effects of gait training using a treadmill with an inclined surface on the affected side, which is designed to facilitate weight shifting toward the paretic limb, on gait and balance function.METHODS: Thirty chronic stroke patients were assigned randomly to either an experimental group or a control group (15 per group).Both groups received 30 minutes of neurodevelopmental treatment.Following this, the experimental group received 25 minutes of treadmill-based gait training with affected side tilting, while the control group received 25 minutes of general treadmill training.The 10-Meter Walk Test,