Immediate effects of functional electrical orthoses in gait of hemiparetic patients
| Autor: | Pedro Henrique Carrazzoni Amorim, Alessandra Couto Cardoso Reis, Simone de Paula |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Forefoot Physical Therapy Specialty Inferior displacement General Medicine Gait Orthotic device Electric Stimulation Physical Therapy (Specialty) Stroke Hemiparesis Physical medicine and rehabilitation Walk test Orthotic Device medicine Ankle dorsiflexion medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Saúde (Santa Maria); Revista Saúde (Santa Maria), Vol.45, n.3, set.-dez. 2019 Saúde (Santa Maria) Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) instacron:UFSM |
| ISSN: | 2236-5834 0103-4499 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Functional electrical orthoses may favor ankle dorsiflexion in hemiparetic patients. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the immediate effects of using the functional orthosis in the gait of hemiparetic patients. Methods: The research was performed on 10 participants with diagnosis of hemiparesis. The participants selected for this research were evaluated both with and without the use of the WalkAide® System functional electrical orthosis conducted via the 10-meter walk test and baropodometry. Results: The samples of this study were characterized by male participants averaging in age from 52,7 ± 15,3 years. The participants presented an inferior displacement time (25,64 ± 11,42 s) with the use of the functional electrical orthosis when compared to the displacement time without the orthosis (27,68 ± 12,99 s). With regards to the baropodometric data, there were significant differences in the contact area of the forefoot and the hindfoot with the use of the functional electrical orthosis. Conclusion: Functional electrical orthosis yielded immediate satisfactory results in the gait of hemiparetic patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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