The effects of gait velocity on the gait characteristics of hemiplegic patients
| Autor: | Sin Ho Chung, Young Youl You |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hemiplegia patients Stroke patient Stance phase business.industry Significant difference Poison control Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Gait speed Gait velocity Gait (human) Physical medicine and rehabilitation Gait characteristics medicine Physical therapy Original Article Treadmill business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Therapy Science |
| ISSN: | 2187-5626 0915-5287 |
| DOI: | 10.1589/jpts.27.921 |
| Popis: | [Purpose] The present study investigated the effects of gait speed on temporal and spatial gait characteristics of hemiplegic stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty post-stroke hemiplegic patients participated in the present study. To enhance the reliability of the analysis of the gait characteristics, the assessments were conducted three days per week at the same time every day. Each subject walked maintaining a comfortable speed for the first minute, and measurement was conducted for 30 seconds at a treadmill speed of 1 km/hour thereafter. Then, the subjects walked at a treadmill speed of 2 km/hour for 30 seconds after a 30-minute rest. The differences in the measurements were tested for significance using the paired t-test. [Results] The measures of foot rotation, step width, load response, mid stance, pre-swing, swing phase, and double stance phase showed significant difference between the gait velocities. [Conclusion] The present study provides basic data for gait velocity changes for hemiplegic patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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