Attentional demands of cane-free walking and cane walking in subacute stroke patients who have just learned to walk without a cane

In conclusion, experience with cane-free walking leads to increased attentional demand for cane walking. In subacute stroke patients weaning use of a cane, the attentional demand for cane-free walking decreases to less than that of cane walking. During both cane and cane-free walking, the older the participant, the more the walking performance deteriorated due to dual-tasking.

Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Brief research report Source Type: research