Symmetry Is Associated With Interlimb Coordination During Walking and Pedaling After Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Asymmetry during walking may be explained by impaired interlimb coordination. We examined these associations: (1) propulsive symmetry with interlimb coordination during walking, (2) work symmetry with interlimb coordination during pedaling, and (3) work symmetry and interlimb coordination with clinical impairment.

Methods

Nineteen individuals with chronic stroke and 15 controls performed bilateral, lower limb pedaling with a conventional device and a device with a bisected crank and upstroke assistance. Individuals with stroke walked on a split-belt treadmill. Measures of symmetry (%Propulsionwalk, %Workped) and interlimb phase coordination index (PCIwalk, PCIped) were computed. Clinical evaluations were the lower extremity Fugl-Meyer (FMLE) and walkin

SUBMITTER: Cleland BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8904653 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature