Table 2.
Description of Therapy Methods by Study
| First Author, Year | Setting | Main Intervention | Program frequency and duration | Control Group Interventions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake, 2009 [26] | Community day centre | Tai Chi | 1 hr/1 × per wk/8 wks | Social/leisure activities |
| Bogataj, 1989 [27] | Not specified | FES + CPT + meds | Individualized times daily/5 × per wk/12 days | None |
| Brown, 2005 [28] | Residential rehab facility | BWSTT + CPT | 15 min/2 × per wk/3 mths | OGT |
| Dault, 2002 [29] | Not specified | SST | 30 min/2 × per wk/12 wks | WT |
| Degano, 2009 [30] | OP/rehab center | APT + GBT | (1 hr APT/2 × wk + 1 hr GBT /1 × wk)/4 wks | None |
| Franckeviciute, 2008 [31] | IP/rehab unit | GBT + CPT | 40–50 min/78.7 ± 24.6 sessions/ 54 days. | None |
| Gurr, 2001 [32] | OP | Vest Rehab | 1 hr/1 × per wk/6 wks | None |
| Herdman, 1990 [33] | Not specified | Vest Rehab + med withdrawal | 6 mths | None |
| Hurt, 1998 [34] | OP/home | RAS | Individualized times daily/5 wks | None |
| Schalow, 2002 [10] | Not specified | CDT | At least 4 hrs per day/5.5 × per wk/3 mths | None |
| Scherer, 2007 [35] | IP/rehab unit | BWSTT | 9 sessions | None |
| Seif-Naraghi, 1999 [11] | IP/rehab | BWSTT | Patient 1: 3 to 40 min/3 × per wk/4 mths Patient 2: 5 to 40 min/3 × per wk/3 mths |
None |
| Shepard, 1993 [36] | Home | GBT + CPT | 2–10 weeks | None |
| Sveistrup, 2003 [37] | Not specified | VR | 1 hr/3 × per wk/ 6 wks | Control 1:GBT Control 2: no intervention |
| Thornton, 2005 [38] | OP/rehab center | Cohort1:VR Cohort2: GBT |
50 min/3 × per wk/6 wks | None |
| Vaz, 2008 [39] | OP/university rehab clinic | Treadmill | 20 min/3 × per wk/4 wks | None |
| Wade, 1997 [40] | IP/rehab unit | GBT + CPT | Individualized times | None |
| Wilson, 2002 [42] | IP/rehab unit | BWSTT + CPT | 1 hr/2× wk/8 wks | None |
| Wilson, 2006 [41] | IP/rehab hospital | BWSTT + CPT | (1 hr/3 × wk CPT + 1 hr 2× wk BWSTT)/ 8 wks | GBT+CPT + WT |
| Yan, 2008 [43] | IP/rehab unit | Balance + CPT + OT/ST | 4 wks | None |
Note: hr = hour, wk = week, mth = month, FES = functional electrical stimulation, CPT = conventional physical therapy, BWSTT = body weight-support treadmill training, OGT = over-ground gait training, SST = slide and step training, WT = weight training, GBT = gait & balance training, Vest Rehab = vestibular rehabilitation, RAS = rhythmic auditory stimulation, CDT = coordination dynamic therapy (walking, crawling, jumping),VR = virtual reality, APT = aquatic physical therapy, OT = occupational therapy, ST = speech therapy, OP = outpatient, IP = inpatient