ArticleSpinal cord2015
Balance during walking on an inclined instrumented pathway following incomplete spinal cord injury.
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- Current state of balance assessment during transferring, sitting, standing and walking activities for the spinal cord injured population: A systematic review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluation of an ankle-foot orthosis effect on gait transitional stability during ramp ascent/descent.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2022Article
- Introducing a psychological postural threat alters gait and balance parameters among young participants but not among most older participants.Experimental brain research · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo study the postural adaptations of subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) and non-injured subjects during overground walking on level and inclined surfaces.
methodsSix subjects with iSCI and seven non-injured subjects walked on an inclined surface (slope: 15%) and a level surface at their natural gait speed and at a slow gait speed (non-injured subjects only). Maximal stabilizing and minimal destabilizing forces were calculated to quantify dynamic balance during walking. Correlational analysis identified the variables that influence these stabilizing and destabilizing forces.
resultsSubjects with iSCI and good sensorimotor recovery were similar to non-injured subjects with respect to maximal stabilizing and minimal destabilizing forces when they walked at the same speed. The MaxSF was mainly explained by the center of pressure speed and step length, whereas the minimal destabilizing force was moderately correlated with body mass and height.
conclusionThe influence of gait speed on balance should be considered with a group comparison. With regard to dynamic balance, highly functioning subjects with iSCI do not seem to be sufficiently challenged while walking at their preferred gait speed. Asking individuals with subtle impairments to walk faster following an iSCI may reveal postural adaptations and have an effect on balance abilities.
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