Balance control in hemiparetic stroke patients: main tools for evaluation

Balance problems in hemiparetic patients after stroke can be caused by different impairments in the physiological systems involved in postural control, including sensory afferents, movement strategies, biomechanical constraints, cognitive processing, and perception of verticality. Balance impairment...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation research and development 2008-01, Vol.45 (8), p.1215-1226
Main Authors: de Oliveira, Clarissa Barros, de Medeiros, Italo Roberto Torres, Frota, Norberto Anizio Ferreira, Greters, Mário Edvin, Conforto, Adriana B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomechanical Phenomena
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Drainage, Surgical
Environmental conditions
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - diagnosis
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - physiopathology
Health aspects
Hemiplegia
Hip joint
Humans
Kinesthesis - physiology
Medical examination
Older people
Paresis - rehabilitation
Patients
Physiological aspects
Postural Balance - physiology
Stroke patients
Stroke Rehabilitation
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Summary:Balance problems in hemiparetic patients after stroke can be caused by different impairments in the physiological systems involved in postural control, including sensory afferents, movement strategies, biomechanical constraints, cognitive processing, and perception of verticality. Balance impairments and disabilities must be appropriately addressed. This article reviews the most common balance abnormalities in hemiparetic patients with stroke and the main tools used to diagnose them.
ISSN:0748-7711
1938-1352
DOI:10.1682/JRRD.2007.09.0150