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This study describes the effect of body-weight-supported treadmill training
(BWSTT) on quality of life (QoL) for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Thirteen
individuals with MS and gait impairment randomly received two blocks of six
biweekly training sessions:
(1) robot-assisted BWSTT then BWSTT alone (R-T) or
(2) BWSTT alone then robot-assisted BWSTT (T-R).
No statistically significant
differences were found between robot-assisted BWSTT and unassisted BWSTT for
improving QoL outcome measures. The change in Physical Component Summary scores
from baseline to the end of the 12 training sessions improved significantly more
in the R-T than the T-R group. Within-participant longitudinal changes in QoL for
all participants from both groups combined showed significant improvements in 5
of the 13 QoL measures. The results of this pilot study suggest that both types
of BWSTT may improve QoL for people with gait dysfunction secondary to MS.

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