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Is automaticity of walking regained after stroke?

Colleen G Canning1, Louise Ada, Serene S Paul

  • 1School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia. C.Canning@fhs.usyd.edu.au

Disability and Rehabilitation
|January 6, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Stroke survivors achieve similar walking automaticity as older adults, but both groups are less automated than younger individuals. This highlights potential gait impairments post-stroke and in aging populations.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Biomechanics
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Stroke rehabilitation aims to restore functional mobility.
  • Assessing walking automaticity is crucial for community reintegration.
  • Aging affects gait control and cognitive-motor interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare walking automaticity in post-stroke individuals with age-matched healthy controls.
  • To evaluate the impact of dual- and triple-tasking on gait parameters in different age groups.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty stroke survivors, 20 healthy elderly, and 20 healthy young adults participated.
  • Gait automaticity was measured using walking velocity, cadence, stride length, and step length.
  • Subjects performed single, dual-cognitive, dual-manual, and triple-task walking conditions.

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Main Results:

  • Stroke subjects exhibited slower velocity, shorter strides, and lower cadence than elderly controls.
  • All groups showed decreased walking velocity under increased task complexity.
  • Stroke and elderly groups demonstrated similar gait deterioration across conditions, unlike younger adults.

Conclusions:

  • Community-ambulatory stroke survivors have comparable walking automaticity to healthy older adults.
  • Both stroke survivors and older adults exhibit reduced gait automaticity compared to young adults.
  • Gait automaticity is significantly impacted by cognitive and motor task demands in older populations and stroke survivors.