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Research

A great many studies on the efficacy of BWSTT can be found.  The Public Medical Library as listed below is a good place to start a search on BWSTT.   The GlideTrak is one of several BWSTT tools used to reach goals stated in BWSTT studies.

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PubMed selected studies below

U.S. National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health.

Orthopedic

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20434621 Use of partial body-weight support for aggressive return to running after lumbar disk herniation: a case report.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19969179   Body weight-supported treadmill training for patients with hip fracture: a feasibility study.

-Electro-myographic Analysis and Energy Expenditure of Harness Supported Treadmill Walking: Implications for Knee Rehabilitation Scott M. Colby

-Osteoarthritis:  Off-loading devices offer alternative to surgery Andria Segedy

-Rehabilitation For A Stress Fracture Using Harness- Supported Treadmill Running In A Collegiate Level Female Lacrosse Player:Duke University

-Put to the Test: Foot orthoses complement harness unloading. Kurt Jackson

-A Non-surgical Approach for Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Julie M. Fritz

-A New Approach to Retrain Gait in Stroke Patients Through Body Weight Support and Treadmill StimulationMartha Visintin

Stroke:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20807117  Effects of a short burst of gait training with body weight-supported treadmill training for a person with chronic stroke: A single-subject study

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19969179 Gait parameters associated with responsiveness to treadmill training with body-weight support after stroke: an exploratory study

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20022996 responsiveness to treadmill training with body-weight support after stroke: an exploraftion

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11392657  A comparison of regular rehabilitation and regular rehabilitation with supported treadmill ambulation training for acute stroke patientsory study

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12235606  Gait outcomes after acute stroke rehabilitation with supported treadmill ambulation training: a randomized controlled pilot study

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15685260  Long-term body-weight-supported treadmill training and subsequent follow-up in persons with chronic SCI: effects on functional walking ability and measures of subjective well-being Treadmill training with partial body weight support after stroke: a review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18356589Comparison of partial body weight-supported treadmill gait training versus aggressive bracing assisted walking post stroke.

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17803825Supported treadmill training to establish walking in non-ambulatory patients early after stroke.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19588381    Overground physical therapy gait training for chronic stroke patients with mobility deficits.

-A New Approach to Retrain Gait in Stroke Patients Through Body Weight Support and Treadmill StimulationMartha Visintin

Neurological

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11387590  Supported treadmill ambulation training after spinal cord injury: a pilot study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20549154       Body weight-supported gait training for restoration of walking in people with an incomplete spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Studies in PDF

GlideTrak Body Weight Support Treadmill Trainer

There are 3 main BWSTT methods: harness based, air bag, and GlideTrak Pelvic Suspension; the most economical and effective tool for your clinic or home.