The Association of Interlimb Coordination and Temporal Symmetry With Walking Function and Motor Impairment After Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Interlimb coordination during walking is impaired after stroke, with unknown effects on walking function. This cross-sectional study determined associations of interlimb coordination and temporal symmetry with walking function and motor impairment.

Design

During walking, participants wore wireless sensors to detect heel strikes. We calculated interlimb coordination as the phase coordination index and temporal symmetry as the ratio of contralesional (i.e., paretic) to ipsilesional (i.e., nonparetic) stance times. Associations with walking speed (10-meter walk test), walking endurance (6-min walk test), dynamic balance (Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test), and motor impairment (Fugl-Meyer Lower Extremity assessment) were assessed.

Results

Fifty-six individua

SUBMITTER: Cleland BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11538372 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature