Author(s)

Hirofumi Tanabe^1*, Akira Kusano¹, Hiroshi Tanabe¹, Yoshifumi Morita², Yuichi Takata³

¹Department of Rehabilitation, Shonan University of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.
²Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Aichi, Japan.
³Department of Human Sciences, Hokkaido Bunkyo University, Hokkaido, Japan.

We evaluated the efficacy of the piston device simulating manual piston technique for hip joints (PTH) on 8 spastic hemiplegia patients suffering from a limited range of hip joint extension. Results confirmed rapid improvement of hip joint range of motion and increase in the results of the Time up and Go test and walking speed.

Device, Gait, Step Length, Hemiplegia

Tanabe, H. , Kusano, A. , Tanabe, H. , Morita, Y. and Takata, Y. (2020) Verification of the Effect of Improving Walking Ability on Hemiplegia by Using a Device for Reducing Muscle Tone. Health, 12, 317-323. doi: 10.4236/health.2020.124026.