Walking Performance and Muscle Strength in the Later Stage Poststroke: A Nonlinear Relationship

Conclusions: Subjects in the later stage poststroke were weaker than the healthy reference group, and their weakness was associated with walking performance. At the same strength index, subjects walked at lower speeds and shorter distances after stroke, indicating that there are multiple impairments that affect walking ability. Treatments focused on increasing muscle strength thus continue to hold promise.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - December 5, 2012 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Cristiane Carvalho, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, Carin Willén Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research