Task-oriented training : Carr et Shepherd (1998) were the first to promote task oriented training. More recently, Van de port et al, (2009-2012) evaluated 250 patients following 12 weeks of task-oriented circuit training (126 patients) or conventional physiotherapy (124 patients). All the patients were at least 6 months post stroke. The training consisted of 6-minute work stations with 8 different exercises, such as rising from a chair to reach different targets, picking up objects from the floor while walking, kicking a ball, crossing obstacles, ascending and descending stairs etc. Greater improvements occurred in the task-oriented group for the six-minute walk test and the Stair test (time to ascend and descend a flight of 10 stairs. Another meta-analysis (including 307 participants) demonstrated that task-oriented training improves distance walked, gait speed and the Timed Up and Go test (rising from a chair, walking 3 metres, turning and returning to sit) (Wevers et al, 2009). These results show that training should involve practice of the specific function to be improved.