Treadmill Exercise In Physical Therapy

Physical therapists have other ways they improve the patient’s physical ability during these sessions. One common exercise patients do during physical therapy is treadmill exercise. If this therapy is consistently done the patients speed, strength and other mobile activities are improved. Further studies done by Movement Disorder stated, “Rhythmicity and endurance training, such as treadmill exercise (with and without body weight support and cueing) and pedaling (Ellis et al. 2005; Cakit et al. 2007; Kurtais et al. 2008; Ridgel et al. 2009; White et al. 2009; Frazzitta et al. 2009; Yang et al. 2010; Mehrholz et al. 2010) has consistently (EBRO level A and B, meta-analyses and studies, respectively) been shown to improve gait speed, stride length,