Observational studyArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2016
Locomotor Adaptability Task Promotes Intense and Task-Appropriate Output From the Paretic Leg During Walking.
Observational study in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Effects of maximal speed locomotor training on spatiotemporal gait changes in individuals with chronic stroke: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Gait & posture · 2025Trial
- Rehabilitation with accurate adaptability walking tasks or steady state walking: A randomized clinical trial in adults post-stroke.Clinical rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Effects of increasing non-paretic step length on paretic leg movement during hemiparetic gait: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2022Article
- These legs were made for propulsion: advancing the diagnosis and treatment of post-stroke propulsion deficits.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Review
- Immediate Effect on Ground Reaction Forces Induced by Step Training Based on Discrete Skill during Gait in Poststroke Individuals: A Pilot Study.Rehabilitation research and practice · 2020Article
- Impaired interlimb coordination is related to asymmetries during pedaling after stroke.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019Article
- Merged plantarflexor muscle activity is predictive of poor walking performance in post-stroke hemiparetic subjects.Journal of biomechanics · 2019Article
- The Presence of a Paretic Propulsion Reserve During Gait in Individuals Following Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2018Article
- EMG synchrony to assess impaired corticomotor control of locomotion after stroke.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2017Article
- Walking on uneven terrain in healthy adults and the implications for people after stroke.NeuroRehabilitation · 2017Review
- Identifying candidates for targeted gait rehabilitation after stroke: better prediction through biomechanics-informed characterization.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Computational neurorehabilitation: modeling plasticity and learning to predict recovery.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2016Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo test the hypothesis that participants with stroke will exhibit appropriate increase in muscle activation of the paretic leg when taking a long step with the nonparetic leg compared to during steady-state walking, with a consequent increase in biomechanical output and symmetry during the stance phase of the modified gait cycle.
designSingle-session observational study.
settingClinical research center in an outpatient hospital setting.
participantsAdults with chronic poststroke hemiparesis (N=15).
interventionsParticipants walked on an instrumented treadmill while kinetic, kinematic, and electromyogram data were recorded. Participants performed steady-state walking and a separate trial of the long-step adaptability task in which they were instructed to intermittently take a longer step with the nonparetic leg.
main outcome measuresForward progression, propulsive force, and neuromuscular activation during walking.
resultsParticipants performed the adaptability task successfully and demonstrated greater neuromuscular activation in appropriate paretic leg muscles, particularly increased activity in paretic plantarflexor muscles. Propulsion and forward progression by the paretic leg were also increased.
conclusionsThese findings support the assertion that the nonparetic long-step task may be effective for use in poststroke locomotor rehabilitation to engage the paretic leg and promote recovery of walking.
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