Study yields promising results for patients with stroke

One year after having a stroke, 52% of people who participate in either a physical therapy program that includes a walking program using a body-weight supported treadmill or a home-based program focused on progressive strength and balance exercises experience improved functional walking ability, according to the results of the Locomotor Experience Applied Post-stroke (LEAPS) trial being presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011 in Los Angeles, and tomorrow at the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA) 2011 Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans.

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