Understanding gait control in post-stroke: implications for management

R Verma, KN Arya, P Sharma, RK Garg - Journal of bodywork and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The role of the brain in post-stroke gait is not understood properly, although the ability to
walk becomes impaired in more than 80% of post-stroke patients. Most, however, regain …

Walking tests for stroke survivors: a systematic review of their measurement properties

M van Bloemendaal, ATM van de Water… - Disability and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To provide an overview of walking tests including their measurement properties
that have been used in stroke survivors. Method: Electronic databases were searched using …

Treadmill training with partial body weight support compared with physiotherapy in nonambulatory hemiparetic patients

S Hesse, C Bertelt, MT Jahnke, A Schaffrin, P Baake… - Stroke, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose Treadmill training with partial body weight support is a new and
promising therapy in gait rehabilitation of stroke patients. The study intended to investigate …

Plantarflexor weakness as a limiting factor of gait speed in stroke subjects and the compensating role of hip flexors

S Nadeau, D Gravel, AB Arsenault, D Bourbonnais - Clinical biomechanics, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine, using the Muscular Utilization Ratio (MUR) method, whether
plantarflexor weakness is among the factors preventing stroke subjects from walking at …

The relation between ankle impairments and gait velocity and symmetry in people with stroke

PY Lin, YR Yang, SJ Cheng, RY Wang - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Lin PY, Yang YR, Cheng SJ, Wang RY. The relation between ankle impairments and gait
velocity and symmetry in people with stroke. OBJECTIVE: To identify the most important …

Motor imagery for gait rehabilitation in post-stroke hemiparesis

R Dickstein, A Dunsky, E Marcovitz - Physical therapy, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. Reports have described the contribution of motor
imagery (MI) practice for improving upper-extremity functions in patients with hemiparesis …

Discrimination of walking patterns using wavelet-based fractal analysis

M Sekine, T Tamura, M Akay, T Fujimoto… - … on neural systems …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we attempted to classify the acceleration signals for walking along a corridor
and on stairs by using the wavelet-based fractal analysis method. In addition, the wavelet …

Reliability of gait speed measured by a timed walking test in patients one year after stroke

J Green, A Forster, J Young - Clinical rehabilitation, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To assess the reliability of gait speed in late-stage stroke patients. Design: Test–
retest reliability of three timed walks to 10 metres repeated during two assessments one …

Effect of duration of upper-and lower-extremity rehabilitation sessions and walking speed on recovery of interlimb coordination in hemiplegic gait

G Kwakkel, RC Wagenaar - Physical therapy, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. The effects of different durations of rehabilitation
sessions for the upper extremities (UEs) and lower extremities (LEs) on the recovery of …

Gait analysis of spinal cord injured subjects: effects of injury level and spasticity

P Krawetz, P Nance - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 1996 - Elsevier
Objective: To identify abnormalities in the gait of spinal cord injured (SCI) subjects,
particularly in relation to injury level and spasticity. Design: Case-control study comparing …