Dynamic biomechanical effect of lower body positive pressure treadmill training for hemiplegic gait rehabilitation after stroke: A case report

Table 4 Mean root-mean-square values (μv) over the gait cycle computed for the tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius lateralis, and gastrocnemius medialis of the affected and unaffected lower limbs before and after intervention and at 4-wk

	TA		GL		GM		Symmetric index (SI, %)
	Affected	Unaffected	Affected	Unaffected	Affected	Unaffected	SITA	SIGL	SIGM
Stance phase
Pre-treatment	9.95	75.78	22.53	72.83	11.96	48.20	153.58	105.49	120.48
Post-treatment	19.46	77.74	25.95	46.85	19.00	41.24	119.92	57.42	73.84
Follow-up	25.54	55.85	23.05	58.38	20.41	43.24	74.48	86.77	71.74
Swing phase
Pre-treatment	8.11	88.40	20.27	52.73	9.93	41.19	166.39	88.93	122.30
Post-treatment	20.73	67.43	22.12	34.60	17.96	27.23	105.94	44.01	41.03
Follow-up	36.38	73.66	21.74	33.18	18.97	30.26	67.76	41.66	45.87

RMS: Root-mean-square; TA: Tibialis anterior; GL: Gastrocnemius lateralis; GM: Gastrocnemius medialis; μv: Microvolt.