Treadmill Superior to Traditional Gait Training for Patients With Burns

Compared with traditional gait training, treadmill training greatly improves walking ability in patients
with burns with lower limb damage, according to a study published in the Journal of Burn Care & Research.
Researchers compared the effectiveness of treadmill training and traditional physical therapy in a cohort
of adult patients with lower limb burn injuries. Participants had an average TBSA of 20% to 30% and were
randomly assigned to a treadmill group or a traditional therapy group. Compared with the traditional group,
the treadmill group had a lower Timed Up and Go score. On the Tampa Kinesiophobia scale, the total mean
scores calculated for the experimental group were less compared with those of the control group, which
revealed that for treadmill training, participants’ fear of movement was reduced. In the experimental group,
comparison of pre-distance, pre-velocity, and post-distance, and post-velocity showed significant positive
changes, compared with the control group.