Speed-dependent biomechanical changes vary across individual gait metrics post-stroke relative to neurotypical adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gait training at fast speeds is recommended to reduce walking activity limitations post-stroke. Fast walking may also reduce gait kinematic impairments post-stroke. However, it is unknown if differences in gait kinematics between people post-stroke and neurotypical adults decrease when walking at faster speeds.

Objective

To determine the effect of faster walking speeds on gait kinematics post-stroke relative to neurotypical adults walking at similar speeds.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis with data from 28 people post-stroke and 50 neurotypical adults treadmill walking at multiple speeds. We evaluated the effects of speed and group on individual spatiotemporal and kinematic metrics and performed k-means clustering with all metrics at self-selected

SUBMITTER: Kettlety SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9881336 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature