[Purpose] Gait analysis, such as portable gait rhythmogram (PGR) provides objective information that helps in the quantitative evaluation of human locomotion. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability of PGR in post-stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Two raters (A and B) examined 44 post-stroke patients. To assess intra-rater reliability, rater A tested subjects on three sepa...

This study was designed to determine whether patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have gait abnormalities. A previous study on humans with PVD found no abnormalities whereas significant gait changes were seen with a rat model of PVD. The study population was comprised of 10 controls and 9 subjects with PVD (all male). The PVD group had documented pain in one or both legs while walkin...

objectives: the present study investigated the factor structure of persian version of abstract functional gait assessment for identifying falling risk in iranian elderly. methods & materials: the study was designed 200 subjects divided into two falling history positive and falling history negative (each including 100 subjects). subjects were community-dwelling adults aged 60-90 years of tehran....

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the cognitive function contribution to straight- and curved-path walking differs for older adults. DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING Ambulatory clinical research training center. PARTICIPANTS People (N=106) aged 65 to 92 years, able to walk household distances independently with or without an assistive device, and who scored 24 or greater o...

BACKGROUND Decline in cognitive performance is associated with gait deterioration. Our objectives were: 1) to determine, from an original study in older community-dwellers without diagnosis of dementia, which gait parameters, among slower gait speed, higher stride time variability (STV) and Timed Up & Go test (TUG) delta time, were most strongly associated with lower performance in two cognitiv...

BACKGROUND Gait function may be impaired in patients with vestibular disorders, making gait assessment in the clinical setting relevant for this patient population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the discriminant validity of a gait assessment protocol between patients with vestibular disorders and healthy participants. Furthermore, test re-test reproducibility and the measurement err...

BACKGROUND Retraining walking in patients after hip or knee arthroplasty is an important component of rehabilitation especially in older persons whose social interactions are influenced by their level of mobility. The objective of this study was to test the effect of an intensive inpatient rehabilitation program on walking speed and gait symmetry in patients after hip arthroplasty (THA) using i...

BACKGROUND Emerging evidence indicates an association between cognitive function and physical performance in late life. This study examines the relationship between cognitive function and subsequent gait speed decline among high-functioning older adults. METHODS Measures of global cognitive function (Modified Mini Mental State Examination [3MS]) and executive control function (ECF) (a clock d...

Control of gait is usually altered following stroke, and it may be further compromised by overexertion and fatigue. This study aims to quantitatively assess patients' gait stability during six-minute walking, measuring upper body accelerations of twenty patients with stroke (64 ± 13 years old) and ten age-matched healthy subjects (63 ± 10 years old). Healthy subjects showed a steady gait in ter...

Muscle volumes of the gluteus medius, gluteus maximus, and tensor faciae latae assessed by a computed tomography (CT) scan were greater in men than women and not different between the left and the right side after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Body mass index, sex, age, and ambulatory status affected functional outcome after THA. However, the effects of psoas muscle mass and muscle quality on f...