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Clinical-oriented Three-dimensional Gait Analysis Method for Evaluating Gait Disorder
Published on: March 4, 2018
Accuracy of clinical observations of push-off during gait after stroke
Jennifer L McGinley1, Meg E Morris, Ken M Greenwood
1Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Clinical Gait Analysis and Gait Rehabilitation, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Australia. jennifer.mcginley@mcri.edu.au
Objective:
To determine the accuracy (criterion-related validity) of real-time clinical observations of push-off in gait after stroke.
Design:
Criterion-related validity study of gait observations.
Setting:
Rehabilitation hospital in Australia.
Participants:
Eleven participants with stroke and 8 treating physical therapists.
Interventions:
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures:
Pearson product-moment correlation between physical therapists' observations of push-off during gait and criterion measures of peak ankle power generation from a 3-dimensional motion analysis system.
Results:
A high correlation was obtained between the observational ratings and the measurements of peak ankle power generation (Pearson r =.98). The standard error of estimation of ankle power generation was .32W/kg.
Conclusions:
Physical therapists can make accurate real-time clinical observations of push-off during gait following stroke.
