Potential predictors of lower extremity impairments in motor coordination of stroke survivors.

CONCLUSIONS: Motor recovery of the lower limb, tonus of the plantar flexor muscles, and age were significant predictors of MC of the paretic lower limb.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: These findings could help rehabilitation professionals to evaluate MC deficits and plan interventions aimed at improving MC of the lower limbs for stroke subjects, based upon the knowledge of the possible factors that could contribute to MC impairments.
PMID: 26158914 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physica Medica - July 9, 2015 Category: Physics Authors: Menezes KK, Scianni AA, Faria-Fortini I, Avelino PR, Carvalho AC, Faria CD, Teixeira-Salmela LF Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research