%0 Journal Article
%T Clinician's Commentary on Richards et al.
%A Julie Vaughan-Graham
%J Archive of "Physiotherapy Canada".
%D 2018
%R 10.3138/ptc.2016-97-cc
%X Over the next two decades, the number of people living with stroke in Canada is expected to rise significantly¡ªfrom 405,000 in 2013 to an estimated 726,000 in 2038¡ªas a result of aging, reduced stroke mortality, and population growth.2 Although stroke mortality is decreasing, stroke survivors are living with disabilities;2, 3 40% of them will have moderate to severe impairments,4 and as much as 40% of them will have limited to no walking ability.5 Thus, the recovery of functional walking capacity is a primary goal of post-stroke survivors as well as neuro-rehabilitation therapists.
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6158563/