Impact of a 2-Month Program of Eccentric Training on Plantar Flexor Structure and Function in Hemiparesis After Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effects of isokinetic eccentric training (ECC) in hemiparesis on plantar flexor muscle structure and function.

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Neurorehabilitation unit.

Participants

Twenty adult (N=20) community-dwelling outpatients with chronic stroke-induced hemiparesis (>6 mo) were recruited (n=10/group); median age: 59 (interquartile range [IQR], 55-64) years, sex: 15 men, 5 women; median time since lesion: 63 (IQR, 50-104) months.

Interventions

Subjects were randomized into two 8-week rehabilitation programs: ECC group, involving 3 sessions/wk of plantar flexor ECC training, and a conventional group, with continuation of usual rehabilitation.

Main outcome measures

(1) Fascicle length and thickness of medi

SUBMITTER: Pradines M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750351 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature