The influence of the Re-Link Trainer on gait symmetry in healthy adults
| Autor: | Sarah Ward, James W. Stinear, Lukas Wiedemann, Andrew McDaid, Cathy M. Stinear |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Power walking Trainer education Effect of gait parameters on energetic cost Pilot Projects Kinematics Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Gait (human) Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Humans Gait Simulation Stroke Rehabilitation Biomechanical Phenomena Preferred walking speed Lower Extremity Female Symmetry (geometry) 0305 other medical science Cadence Psychology human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | ICORR |
| DOI: | 10.1109/icorr.2017.8009259 |
| Popis: | Walking function post-stroke is characterized by asymmetries in gait cycle parameters and joint kinematics. The Re-Link Trainer is designed to provide kinematic constraint to the paretic lower limb, to guide a physiologically normal and symmetrical gait pattern. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the immediate influence of the Re-Link Trainer on measures of gait symmetry in healthy adults. Participants demonstrated a significantly lower cadence and a 62% reduction in walking speed in the Re-Link Trainer compared to normal walking. The step length ratio had a significant increase from 1.0 during normal walking to 2.5 when walking in the Re-Link Trainer. The results from this pilot study suggest in its current iteration the Re-Link Trainer imposes an asymmetrical constraint on lower limb kinematics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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