OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of sit-to-stand and gait performance in hemiplegic stroke patients. DESIGN: A total of 40 chronic stroke patients with hemiplegia and 22 age-matched healthy subjects were included in this study. Data of a motion analysis system and three force platforms were collected in a rehabilitation unit of a medical center. RESULTS: Laboratory sit-to-stand measurement and gait analysis were evaluated in both groups via three AMTI (Advanced Mechanical Technology Inc.) force platforms and a Vicon 370 system (six high-resolution cameras and one AMTI force plate), respectively. The sit-to-stand and gait parameters of hemiplegic patients were correlated significantly, especially in rising speed and the maximal vertical force of both legs during rising. CONCLUSIONS: Hemiplegic stroke patients, who could stand up within 4.5 sec or who had a maximal vertical force difference of less than 30% of body weight between both legs, had better gait performance than the others did.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of sit-to-stand and gait performance in hemiplegic strokepatients. DESIGN: A total of 40 chronic strokepatients with hemiplegia and 22 age-matched healthy subjects were included in this study. Data of a motion analysis system and three force platforms were collected in a rehabilitation unit of a medical center. RESULTS: Laboratory sit-to-stand measurement and gait analysis were evaluated in both groups via three AMTI (Advanced Mechanical Technology Inc.) force platforms and a Vicon 370 system (six high-resolution cameras and one AMTI force plate), respectively. The sit-to-stand and gait parameters of hemiplegic patients were correlated significantly, especially in rising speed and the maximal vertical force of both legs during rising. CONCLUSIONS:Hemiplegic strokepatients, who could stand up within 4.5 sec or who had a maximal vertical force difference of less than 30% of body weight between both legs, had better gait performance than the others did.
Authors: Elizabeth Ann Chandler; Thomas Stone; Valerie Moyra Pomeroy; Allan Brian Clark; Andrew Kerr; Phillip Rowe; Ukadike Chris Ugbolue; Jessica Smith; Nicola Joanne Hancock Journal: Front Neurol Date: 2021-05-14 Impact factor: 4.003