. A full-lengthmirror was placed in front of the subject for viewing and
self-monitoring while training. Step training began by
reaching what we considered normal walking speeds
(optimized for each subject), and then focused on
minimizing the manual assistance, decreasing the BWS,
and increasing the duration to three 10-minute sessions.
With a normal walking speed as a target,48 training
speeds were adjusted and selected based on achieving
the optimal stepping pattern and often coincided with
diminished need for manual assistance.