Fall Recovery Training for Individuals With Chronic Stroke

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be 18 years or older
• Participants must have had a single stroke of non-cerebellar origin

Exclusion Criteria:

• More than one stroke
• Unable to walk one block without stopping or using a walking aid, such as a cane
• Acute illness at the time of functional assessment or training
• Body mass greater than 136 kg (300 lbs)
• Lower extremity joint replacement or shoulder joint replacement within a year prior to participation
• Dementia
• Parkinson's disease
• A history of back surgery
• A history of neck surgery
• More than one occurrence of back or neck pain in the month prior to participation
• Current back or neck pain at the time of participant enrollment
• Bulging vertebral discs
• Spine, hip, or lower extremity fracture within a year prior to participation
• Open lesions on the lower extremity
• Insulin-dependent diabetes
• Use of a pacemaker
• Use of an ostomy pouch
• Pregnancy
• Osteoporosis
• Doctor recommendation to avoid moderate physical activity or exercise
• Any neural, muscular, or skeletal condition or injury that precludes safe participation in the training or introduces a confounding factor on the study, at the discretion of the clinician or study staff