Gait stability indices and their relationship with clinical scale scores in stroke patients

Introduction: Stroke patients are at particular risk for falling [1]. Gait stability, defined as the capacity of maintaining equilibrium minimizing accelerations at upper body level [2], is considered as a major factor in fall risk assessment [3]. To quantify gait stability, clinical scales are normally used in clinics. However, they are highly operator-dependent thus lacking reliability [3]. On the other hand, objective methods exist that quantify gait stability in terms of acceleration at upper body level and its attenuation going from the lower to the upper trunk and head.

Source: Gait and Posture - September 1, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Elena Bergamini, Giuseppe Vannozzi, Alessio Bricca, Paolo Varvara Casella, Marco Iosa, Stefano Paolucci, Aurelio Cappozzo Tags: O10 Source Type: research