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Quantitative Static and Dynamic Assessment of Balance Control in Stroke Patients
Published on: May 17, 2020
The parameters of gait analysis related to ambulatory and balance functions in hemiplegic stroke patients: a gait
Min Cheol Chang1, Byung Joo Lee2, Na-Young Joo3
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Background:
Ambulatory and balance functions are important for maintaining general health in humans. Gait analysis allows clinicians and researchers to identify the parameters to be focused on when assessing balance and ambulatory functions. In this study, we performed gait analysis with pressure sensors to identify the gait-analysis parameters related to balance and ambulatory functions in hemiplegic stroke patients.
Methods:
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 102 patients with hemiplegic stroke who underwent gait analysis. Correlations between various temporospatial parameters in the gait analysis and the motor and balance functions assessed using functional ambulation category, modified Barthel index, and Berg balance scale were analyzed.
Results:
Gait speed/height and the lower-limb stance-phase time/height were the only temporal and spatial parameters, respectively, that showed a statistical correlation with motor and balance functions.
Conclusions:
Measurements of walking speed and stance-phase time of the unaffected lower limb can allow clinicians to easily assess the ambulatory and balance functions of hemiplegic stroke patients. Rehabilitative treatment focusing on increasing gait speed and shortening the stance-phase time of the unaffected side may improve the ambulatory and balance functions in these patients.
