Altered Sagittal- and Frontal-Plane Kinematics Following High-Intensity Stepping Training Versus Conventional Interventions in Subacute Stroke
Phys Ther. 2017 Mar;97(3):320-329. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20160281. Epub 2016 Sep 15.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Common locomotor deficits observed in people poststroke include decreased speeds and abnormal kinematics, characterized by altered symmetry, reduced sagittal-plane joint excursions, and use of compensatory frontal-plane behaviors during the swing phase of gait. Conventional interventions utilized to...
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