effects of walking endurance reduction on gait stability in patients with stroke

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Abstract
Control of gait is usually altered following stroke, and it may be further compromised by overexertion and fatigue. This study aims to quantitatively assess patients' gait stability during six-minute walking, measuring upper body accelerations of twenty patients with stroke (64±13 years old) and ten age-matched healthy subjects (63±10 years old). Healthy subjects showed a steady gait in terms of speed and accelerations over the six minutes. Conversely, the patients unable to complete the test (𝑛=8) progressively reduced their walking speed (−22±11%, confidence interval CI95%: −13, −29%, 𝑃=0.046). Patients able to complete the test (𝑛=12) did not vary their walking speed over time (𝑃=0.493). However, this ability was not supported by an adequate capacity to maintain their gait stability, as shown by a progressive increase of their upper body accelerations (+5±11%, CI95%: −1; +12%, 𝑃=0.010). Walking endurance and gait stability should be both quantitatively assessed and carefully improved during the rehabilitation of patients with stroke.
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Authors M. Iosa, G. Morone, A. Fusco, L. Pratesi, M. Bragoni, P. Coiro, M. Multari, V. Venturiero, D. De Angelis, S. Paolucci
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Journal colloids and surfaces b, biointerfaces
Year 2012
DOI
10.1155/2012/810415
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/810415
Keywords
neurology diseases of the nervous system

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