Immediate improvements in post-stroke gait biomechanics are induced with both real-time limb position and propulsive force biofeedback.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paretic propulsion [measured as anteriorly-directed ground reaction forces (AGRF)] and trailing limb angle (TLA) show robust inter-relationships, and represent two key modifiable post-stroke gait variables that have biomechanical and clinical relevance. Our recent work demonstrated that real-time biofeedback is a feasible paradigm for modulating AGRF and TLA in able-bodied participants. However, the effects of TLA biofeedback on gait biomechanics of post-stroke individuals are poorly understood. Thus, our objective was to investigate the effects of unilateral, real-time, audiovisual TLA versus AGRF biofeedback on gait biomechanics in post-stroke individuals.

Methods

Nine post-stroke individuals (6 males, age 63 ± 9.8 years, 44.9 months post-stroke) participated in

SUBMITTER: Santucci V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10064559 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature