Co-Contraction of Lower Limb Muscles Contributes to Knee Stability During Stance Phase in Hemiplegic Stroke Patients.

CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that co-contraction of the rectus femoris muscle contributes to the stability of the knee and lower limb function in hemiplegic stroke patients, and suggests that co-contraction should be considered in the rehabilitation of knee stability during gait in hemiplegic stroke patients. Appropriate rehabilitation assessment planning with hemiplegic stroke patients, such as muscle co-contraction or knee stability of, might be created based on our results. PMID: 31584038 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Medical Science Monitor - October 6, 2019 Category: Research Tags: Med Sci Monit Source Type: research