| Autor: |
YU KAWAISHI, NAOKI MATSUMOTO, NATSUSHIGE YASUDA, SHUHEI MIZUNO, SATOKO WAKI, TSUTOMU OKIYAMA |
| Zdroj: |
Rigakuryoho Kagaku; Nov2013, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p597-600, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
[Purpose] The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of selective attention to plantar cutaneous sensation on muscular co-contraction of stroke patients during the stance phase of walking. [Subjects] Seven sub-acute stroke patients participated in this study. [Method] Subjects were given tasks of discriminating hardness differences of foam rubber with the sole of the paretic side. Electromyograms of the paretic leg during walking were recorded before, immediately after, and 15 min after the discrimination tasks. The muscular activity and the co-contraction index (CI) during the stance phase were determined. [Result] The muscular activity of the gastrocnemius and CI of the ankle joint significantly decreased immediately after the discrimination tasks. [Conclusion] These results suggest that selective attention to plantar cutaneous sensation on the paretic side immediately reduces muscular co-contraction of stroke patients during walking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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