Experience with the use of the "Regent" remedial suit for the rehabilitative treatment of patients with post-stroke hemipareses

The frequency and severity of locomotor disturbances after ischemic stroke necessitate the development of new methods for their correction based on the use of conversion technologies. We undertook a study that demonstrated high efficiency of dynamic proprioceptive correction with the use of a "Regent" remedial suit providing external axial load in patients who had experienced ischemic stroke. It was shown that inclusion of this technique in the rehabilitative treatment of patients with post-stroke hemipareses reduced the degree of asymmetry and promoted stability of the vertical posture. At the same time, difficulty with moving the legs was partly corrected and walking ability improved; simultaneously, severity of pareses diminished and deep sensibility recovered.

cerebral stroke, post-stroke hemipareses, postural and walking difficulties, "Regent" remedial suit providing axial load