Perception of lower extremity loads in stroke survivors

The loss of load perception in the impaired leg likely impacts control of walking in stroke survivors (Bohannon, 2003). While the gait impairments experienced by stroke survivors could result directly from damage to motor areas of the brain (Collen et al., 1990; Enzinger et al., 2008), the lack of proper inputs from the environment (sensory information) clearly has an impact on the body’s ability to control movement. In order to walk without losing balance, the motor control system needs to receive accurate sensory information from the limbs.

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - July 11, 2014 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Virginia W. Chu, T. George Hornby, Brian D. Schmit Source Type: research