Hardware methods for dynamic stereotype gait training in patients of older age groups

Abstract

Purpose of the study: to evaluate the effectiveness of the hardware biofeedback video gait reconstruction for training balance and dynamic stereotype in patients of the older age group, in order to prevent the risk of falls. The study included 40 participants, aged 78.2±9.4 years. The patients were divided into two groups: group 1, main (n=20), and group 2, control (n=32). All patients received a standard course of treatment, including group therapeutic exercises and massage according to the relaxing method of the classical therapeutic collar zone massage. The duration of the rehabilitation course in a round-the-clock hospital was 10 days. In addition to the basic course of rehabilitation, the patients of the main group had training using the C–Mill biofeedback sensor treadmill. As a result of the study, a significant improvement in the submetric indicators of the dynamic gait stereotype and the degree of mobility was noted in the patients of the main group, compared to the control group. The obtained results of the effective use of the method of hardware balance training indicate the prospect of including this technology in the rehabilitation programs for elderly patients to improve the dynamic stereotype and increase stability during walking.