Publications by authors named "B Guillebastre"
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between lower limb muscular deficiencies and postural and gait capacities.
Design: Observational study.
Subjects: A total of 26 patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and 19 health-matched healthy subjects.
When might a cane be necessary for walking following a stroke?
Neurorehabil Neural Repair
February 2012
Background: For individuals with lateral postural imbalance after stroke, the decision to adopt a cane for walking often is not based on objective findings.
Objective: The authors investigated the explanatory value of 2 posturographic criteria for lateral postural imbalance on the walking abilities of poststroke subjects.
Methods: Indices of postural asymmetry (percentage of body weight on the less loaded lower limb) and instability (mediolateral variance of center-of-pressure displacements) were measured in 40 healthy individuals and 52 patients (mean 94.
Objective: : The purpose of this study was to demonstrate to what extent ankle-foot orthoses improve posture and gait control in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and to identify the most appropriate characteristics of ankle-foot orthoses for patients regarding their clinical characteristics.
Design: : Twenty-six Charcot-Marie-Tooth patients were recruited. Clinical data (such as levels of sensory and muscular deficits) and posture and gait capacities were collected in three randomized experimental conditions (wearing ordinary shoes or with plastic and elastic orthoses).
Background: As shown through posturographic data, wearing an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) causes a backward shift in healthy subjects of the mean position of the center of pressure under the limb wearing it, and difficulty in controlling these displacements. This study evaluated whether this particular positioning influenced gait independent of a neurological disorder.
Materials And Methods: Two AFO models, with different mechanical concepts (a rigid-AFO (R-AFO) and dynamic-AFO (D-AFO)), were worn by 11 healthy subjects required to walk on a 12-m electronic mat.
[Effects of rigid-ankle and ankle-foot orthoses in the control of asymetrical undisturbed upright stance].
Ann Readapt Med Phys
March 2007
Objective: To limit sensorimotor impairment associated with various diseases, devices aimed at easing such impairment are usually prescribed. A better knowledge of the specific effects of these devices in healthy subjects should help to assess the prescription.
Materials And Methods: Sixteen young healthy individuals were required to stand still on a double-force platform with an asymmetrical body weight distribution over the 2 legs and to reduce as much as possible their motions.