Use of Augmented Sensory Feedback to Achieve Symmetrical Standing

Abstract

Ambulatory patients with hemiparesis were given auditory feedback of weight bearing on the involved leg in order to achieve symmetrical standing. A device for augmented sensory feedback, the Limb Load Monitor, was used for the training. Patients who could correct their limb loading pattern during the first treatment session learned to achieve symmetrical standing. Results are also related to the magnitude of weight bearing on the involved limb and the side on which the lesion occurs. These findings suggest that the patients utilized the feedback signal to control an inherent activity.