A locomotor adaptability task promotes intense and task-appropriate output from the paretic leg during walking

To test the hypothesis that participants with stroke will exhibit appropriate increases in muscle activation of the paretic leg when taking a non-paretic long step compared to steady state walking, with a consequent increase in biomechanical output and symmetry during the stance phase of the modified gait cycle.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - October 22, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: David J. Clark, Richard R. Neptune, Andrea L. Behrman, Steven A. Kautz Source Type: research