Posterior fall-recovery training applied to individuals with chronic stroke: A single-group intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the effects of the initial stepping limb on posterior fall recovery in individuals with chronic stroke, as well as to determine the benefits of fall-recovery training on these outcomes.

Methods

This was a single-group intervention study of 13 individuals with chronic stroke. Participants performed up to six training sessions, each including progressively challenging, treadmill-induced perturbations from a standing position. Progressions focused on initial steps with the paretic or non-paretic limb. The highest perturbation level achieved, the proportion of successful recoveries, step and trunk kinematics, as well as stance-limb muscle activation about the ankle were compared between the initial stepping limbs in the first session. Limb-specific outcomes

SUBMITTER: Pigman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7940569 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature