Central Drive to the Paretic Ankle Plantarflexors Affects the Relationship Between Propulsion and Walking Speed After Stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: Individuals poststroke have latent paretic plantarflexion strength that they are not able to voluntarily access. The magnitude of central drive deficit is a strong indicator of propulsion impairment in both slow and fast walkers.Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A298). PMID: 31834220 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Physical Therapy - December 14, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Awad LN, Hsiao H, Binder-Macleod SA Tags: J Neurol Phys Ther Source Type: research