BACKGROUND The gait-loading test is a well known, important test with which to assess the involved spinal level in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. The lumbar extension-loading test also functions as a diagnostic loading test in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis; however, its efficacy remains uncertain. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of the lumbar extensio...

OBJECTIVE To establish whether functional recovery of gait in patients with post-stroke hemiparesis coincides with changes in the temporal patterning of lower extremity muscle activity and coactivity during treadmill walking. METHODS Electromyographic (EMG) data from both legs, maximum walking speed, the amount of swing phase asymmetry and clinical measures were obtained from a group of post-...

conclusions zebris movement analysis system is a highly reliable instrument for the measurement of gait parameters at different speeds in healthy athletes and those after acl reconstruction surgery. this implies its use in the assessment and treatment process of gait deficits in such a clinically important population. background reconstruction surgery is one of the treatment methods after an an...

OBJECTIVE To characterize changes in gait by age in patients with Dravet syndrome. DESIGN Prospective, cross-sectional study. SETTING Tertiary children's hospital. PATIENTS Twenty-six subjects with Dravet syndrome, aged 2 to 34 years. Twenty-three patients had mutations of the sodium channel α1 subunit gene, SCN1A. INTERVENTIONS Assessment via video gait analysis, physical examination o...

The evaluation of animal locomotor activity is a behavioral tool widely used to measure the mechanisms underlying particular disease, disorder, or injury, as well effects exposure xenobiotic. elevated beam test one most tests in rodents assess balance and motor coordination. Despite being inexpensive utilizing simple apparatus, high requires long period training habituation. development charact...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) is a clinical tool for evaluating performance in walking. The purpose of this study was to determine age-referenced norms for performance on the FGA in community-living older adults. SUBJECTS Subjects were 200 adults, ages 40 to 89 years, living independently. METHODS Each subject completed the FGA one time and was scored simultane...

OBJECTIVE To identify the potential predictors of ambulatory function in subacute stroke patients, and to determine the contributing factors according to gait severity. METHODS Fifty-three subacute stroke patents were enrolled. Ambulatory function was assessed by gait speed and endurance. Balance function was evaluated by the Berg Balance Scale score (BBS) and the Timed Up and Go test (TUG). ...

BACKGROUND The 9-hole peg test (9-HPT) and 10-meter walk test (10-MWT) are commonly used to test finger motor function and walking ability. The aim of this present study was to investigate the efficacy of these tests for evaluating functional loss in Chinese Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. METHODS Thirty-four Chinese CMT patients (CMT group) from August 2015 to December 2016 were evaluated...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional effects of additional action observational training for functional electrical stimulation treatment on weight bearing, stability and gait velocity of hemiplegic patients. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty subjects were randomized into two groups. Subjects more than six months post-stroke participated. Balance and gait velocity were ...