Measurement of paretic-lower-extremity loading and weight transfer after stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Weight bearing through, or "loading" of, the paretic lower extremity and transfer of weight from one lower extremity to the other are important impairment-level goals of stroke rehabilitation. Improvements in these limb-loading and weight-transfer abilities have been shown to relate to improved performance of many functional activities. Unfortunately, valid and practical clinical measures of paretic-lower-extremity loading and weight transfer have not been identified.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to assess convergent validity of the Step Test (ST) and the knee extension component of the Upright Motor Control Test (UMCe) as measures of paretic-limb loading and of the Repetitive Reach Test (RR) as a measure of weight transfer in the first 6 months after s

SUBMITTER: Mercer VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2704028 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature