The effects of walking sticks on gait kinematics and kinetics with chronic stroke survivors

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-137

  Polese, Janaine Cunha ^a   Teixeira Salmela, Luci Fuscaldi ^a   Nascimento, Lucas Rodrigues ^a   Faria, Christina Danielli Morais ^a   Kirkwood, Renata Noce ^a   Laurentino, Glória Carneiro ^b   Ada, Louise ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Gait; Hemiparesis; Kinematics; Kinetics; Walking sticks

Indexed keywords

ANKLE JOINTS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC STROKE; CHRONIC STROKE SURVIVORS; CLINICAL PRACTICES; FORCE PLATFORM; GAIT; GAIT KINEMATICS; HEMIPARESIS; HIP FLEXION; JOINT ANGLE; KINETIC DATA; KNEE EXTENSION; LINEAR KINEMATICS; LOWER LIMB; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; WALKING SPEED; WALKING STICKS;

BIOMECHANICS; ENZYME KINETICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; KINETICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE PLANTAR FLEXION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HIP FLEXION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; KNEE EXTENSION; MALE; MAXIMUM JOINT ANGLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVOR; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

CANES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84856454926     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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