Interlimb Coordination during Double Support Phase of Gait in People with and without Stroke

This study aims to identify differences between participants with and without stroke regarding the ipsilesional and contralesional lower limbs kinematics, kinetics, muscle activity and their variability during double support phase of gait. Eleven post-stroke and thirteen healthy participants perform...

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Published in:Journal of motor behavior 2024-03, Vol.56 (2), p.195-210
Main Authors: Couto, Ana G. B., Vaz, Mário A. P., Pinho, Liliana, Félix, José, Moreira, Juliana, Pinho, Francisco, Mesquita, Inês Albuquerque, Mesquita Montes, António, Crasto, Carlos, Sousa, Andreia S. P.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Biomechanics
Contralesional
Gait
Ipsilesional
Lower Limbs
Muscle function
Quality Movement
Variability
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Summary:This study aims to identify differences between participants with and without stroke regarding the ipsilesional and contralesional lower limbs kinematics, kinetics, muscle activity and their variability during double support phase of gait. Eleven post-stroke and thirteen healthy participants performed 10 gait trials at a self-selected speed while being monitored by an optoelectronic motion capture system, two force plates and an electromyographic system. The following outcomes were evaluated during the double support: the time and the joint position; the external mechanical work on the centre of mass; and the relative electromyographic activity. Both, contralesional/ipsilesional and dominant/non-dominant of participants with and without stroke, respectively, were evaluated during double support phase of gait in trailing or leading positions. The average value of each parameter and the coefficient of variation of the 10 trials were analysed. Post-stroke participants present bilateral decreased mechanical work on the centre of mass and increased variability, decreased contralesional knee and ankle flexion in trailing position, increased ipsilesional knee flexion in leading position and increased variability. Increased relative muscle activity was observed in post-stroke participants with decreased variability. Mechanical work on the centre of mass seems to be the most relevant parameter to identify interlimb coordination impairments in post-stroke subjects.
ISSN:0022-2895
1940-1027
DOI:10.1080/00222895.2023.2282088