The strength of the ankle dorsiflexors has a significant contribution to walking speed in people who can walk independently after stroke: An observational study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1072-1076

  Dorsch, Simone ^a   Ada, Louise ^a   Canning, Colleen G ^a   Al Zharani, Matar ^b   Dean, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gait; Muscle strength; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE DORSIFLEXOR; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTION TEST; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; STROKE; SURVIVOR; TEN METER WALK TEST; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VARIANCE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE JOINT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84861577682     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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