Identifying impairments and compensatory strategies for temporal gait asymmetry in post-stroke persons.

ABSTRACT: In post-stroke persons, temporal gait asymmetry (TGA) during comfortable gait involves a combination of pure impairments and compensatory strategies. In this study, we aimed to differentiate between pure impairments and compensatory strategies underlying TGA in post-stroke individuals and identify associated clinical factors. We examined 39 post-stroke individuals who participated in comfortable walking speed (CWS) and rhythmic auditory cueing (RAC). Gait evaluation included spatiotemporal parameters and trunk acceleration, while clinical evaluation comprised motor paralysis severity, sensory disturbances, spasticity, balance ability, and gait efficacy. The participants were classified by clustering based on the symmetry index during CWS and RAC. TGA during CWS or RAC gait showed no associ

SUBMITTER: Mizuta N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751082 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature