Does kinematic gait quality improve with functional gait recovery? A longitudinal pilot study on early post-stroke individuals

Typical clinical gait outcomes mostly focus on function; only sparse information exists on gait quality, i.e. symmetry or more natural gait patterns. It remains unclear whether functional gait recovery improves with gait quality, or whether these are two independent processes. The objective of this...

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Published in:Journal of biomechanics 2020-05, Vol.105, p.109761-109761, Article 109761
Main Authors: Shin, Sung Yul, Lee, Robert K., Spicer, Patrick, Sulzer, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ankle
Asymmetry
Biomechanical Phenomena
Functional gait recovery
Gait
Gait quality
Humans
Inertial measurement units
Inertial platforms
Kinematics
Parameters
Physical therapists
Physical therapy
Pilot Projects
Quality
Recording sessions
Recovery of function
Sensors
Software
Stroke
Stroke - complications
Stroke Rehabilitation
Symmetry
Walking
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Summary:Typical clinical gait outcomes mostly focus on function; only sparse information exists on gait quality, i.e. symmetry or more natural gait patterns. It remains unclear whether functional gait recovery improves with gait quality, or whether these are two independent processes. The objective of this observational pilot study is to examine whether the gait quality improves with gait function (i.e. speed) over the course of early recovery. Full lower body gait kinematics were measured longitudinally in a clinical environment using wearable inertial measurement units. We recorded six individuals with subacute stroke (
ISSN:0021-9290
1873-2380
DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109761