Mind your step: Target walking task reveals gait disturbance in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Walking over obstacles requires precise foot placement while maintaining balance control of the center of mass (CoM) and the flexibility to adapt the gait patterns. Most individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) are capable of overground walking on level ground; however, gait stability and adaptation may be compromised. CoM control was investigated during a challenging target walking (TW) task in individuals with iSCI compared to healthy controls. The hypothesis was that individuals with iSCI, when challenged with TW, show a lack of gait pattern adaptability which is reflected by an impaired adaptation of CoM movement compared to healthy controls.

Methods

A single-center controlled diagnostic clinical trial with thirteen participants with iSCI (0.3-24 

SUBMITTER: Mohammadzada F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8957135 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature