Influence of foot positioning on cop measures of post stroke patients in quiet standing

Maintaining upright posture is a basic requirement for performing the activities of daily living and might require a big effort from stroke patients. According to the literature, individuals who suffered a stroke need to pay more attention to balance tasks in the upright posture than their healthy conterparts [1]. The measures related to the center of pressure (CoP) during quiet stance differ between these two populations, due to the promintent role of the nonparetic limb, to the spatial neglect [2] and to the synchronization deficit between the ankle muscles of each limb [3].

Source: Gait and Posture - August 9, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tatiane Caroline Boumer, Suzane Ketlyn Martello, Gisele Francini Devetak, Dielise Debona Iucksch, Nicoly Scrok, Elisangela Ferretti Manffra Tags: Full length article Source Type: research