Spatiotemporal characteristics of stroke patients gait

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  • Lee, Sangkwan (Department of internal medicine and neuroscience, College of Korean medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Choi, Sanho (Department of internal medicine and neuroscience, College of Korean medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Oh, Jaegun (Department of internal medicine and neuroscience, College of Korean medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Ilsuk (Department of internal medicine and neuroscience, College of Korean medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Park, Kee-eon (Department of internal medicine and neuroscience, College of Korean medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Hong, Haejin (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Sung, Kang-keyng (Department of internal medicine and neuroscience, College of Korean medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 이상관 (원광대학교 한의과대학 광주한방병원 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 최산호 (원광대학교 한의과대학 광주한방병원 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 오재건 (원광대학교 한의과대학 광주한방병원 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 이일석 (원광대학교 한의과대학 광주한방병원 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 박기언 (원광대학교 한의과대학 광주한방병원 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 홍해진 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 성강경 (원광대학교 한의과대학 광주한방병원 심계내과학교실)
  • Published : 2013.12.02

Abstract

The following study reviewed the walking patterns of stroke patients with hemiplegia, which is called hemiplegic gait of stroke patients. Focusing is given to the changes in the distance and temporal factors of walking, which is called spatiotemporal characteristics, throughout the walking cycle. First, we introduced the definitions of essential terms related to gait and its measure. Second, we reviewed the spatiotemporal characteristics of hemiplegic gait. A main issue was that hemiplegic gait showed significant deviations from normal healthy gait. Although hemiplegia is primarily associated with unilateral motor disorder, changes in almost all spatiotemporal parameters used to assess walking were evident on both the involved and uninvolved sides of the body. Last, we reviewed the changes of spatiotemporal parameters of hemiplegic gait according to the prognosis or status of stroke patients, which may help to give a specific intervention for rehabilitation of stroke.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 보건복지가족부 한의약선도기술개발사업의 지원에 의하여 이루어진 것임(과제고유번호: B110010-2011-S01006072-3).