The muscular strength, balance, and gait ability were measured before and after the 5-week training. Participants from the BWSTT group performed only treadmill walking. Participants in the BWSTT-BK group performed treadmill walking combined with simultaneous ball-kicking for 30 minutes daily for 5 weeks. Twenty stroke patients who volunteered to participate in this study were randomly assigned to either the BWSTT combined with ball-kicking (BWSTT-BK 10 participants) group or the BWSTT group (10 participants). Single blind, randomized controlled trial. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) combined with ball-kicking on muscle strength, balance, and gait. This study focused on subacute stroke patients who were asked to kick a ball while walking on a treadmill.
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