Effects of change in walking speed on time-distance parameters in post-stroke hemiplegic gait.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In stroke patients, the assessment of gait ability over time is important. For quantitative gait assessment using measuring devices, the walking speed condition for measurement is generally based on the patient's preferred walking speed or the maximum walking speed at the time of measurement. However, because walking speed often increases during the convalescent stage, understanding the effects of change in walking speed on gait when comparing the course of recovery is necessary. Although several previous studies have reported the effects of change in walking speed on gait in stroke patients, the time-distance parameters described in these reports may not be generalizable because of the small case numbers. Therefore, we measured treadmill gait at the preferred walking sp

SUBMITTER: Tomida K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9673078 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature