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This study was performed to investigate the effectiveness of aquatic rehabilitation exercise on gait capacity, isokinetic muscular strength and blood component in stroke-induced hemiplegic patients. Stroke patients(n=14) from J Community Rehabilitation Welfare Center were participated in this study. Stroke patients were divided into two groups as E(exercise group) and C(control group). E group(n=7) had exercised in aquatic rehabilitation program for 60 minutes per day, 3 days a week for 12 weeks. The results were as follows: First, the body weight, BMI and body fat were significantly decreased in E groups(p<.05). Second, Dynamic Gait Index(DGI) total scores were significantly increased in E groups(p<.001). Third, muscular strength of trunk extensor and flexor at 180 deg/sec was no significantly different between two groups. Forth, there were no significantly different in blood component such as CRP, rGPT, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C between two groups. These results suggest that aquatic rehabilitation exercise program might have positive effects of body composition and gait capacity in stroke-induced hemiplegic patients.