Portrait of driving practice following a mild stroke: a secondary analysis of a chart audit.

: The majority of individuals who have had a mild stroke are discharged home from acute care. Yet, the proportion who are assessed for driving ability and given related recommendations is unknown.: To describe acute care practice related to driving among individuals whose discharge location is home.

More symmetrical gait after split-belt treadmill walking does not modify dynamic and postural balance in individuals post-stroke.

Spontaneous gait is often asymmetrical in individuals post-stroke, despite their ability to walk more symmetrically on demand. Given the sensorimotor deficits in the paretic limb, this asymmetrical gait may facilitate balance maintenance. We used a split-belt walking protocol to alter gait asymmetry and determine the effects on dynamic and postural balance.

Changes in lower limb muscle activity after walking on a split-belt treadmill in individuals post-stroke.

Background: There is growing evidence that stroke survivors can adapt and improve step length symmetry in the context of split-belt treadmill (SBT) walking. However, less knowledge exists about the strategies involved for such adaptations. This study analyzed lower limb muscle activity in individuals post-stroke related to SBT-induced changes in step length.

A more symmetrical gait after split-belt treadmill walking increases the effort in paretic plantar flexors in people post-stroke.

Objective: To determine if the level of effort in paretic plantar flexors during gait could be a factor in explaining locomotor asymmetry.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Subjects: Twenty individuals with chronic stroke (mean age 49.

Plantarflexor weakness is a determinant of kinetic asymmetry during gait in post-stroke individuals walking with high levels of effort.

Background: Some studies in post-stroke individuals hypothesized that asymmetrical gait might be a strategy to symmetrize the effort in lower limb muscles. This study analyzed the asymmetry in the levels of effort, net joint moment during gait (walking moment) and maximal potential moment in the plantarflexors, hip flexors and extensors during gait.

Methods: Twenty post-stroke and 10 healthy individuals were assessed when walking at a comfortable speed on a treadmill.

Plantarflexion moment is a contributor to step length after-effect following walking on a split-belt treadmill in individuals with stroke and healthy individuals.

Objective: To assess plantarflexion moment and hip joint moment after-effects following walking on a split-belt treadmill in healthy individuals and individuals post-stroke.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Subjects: Ten healthy individuals (mean age 57.

Perception threshold of locomotor symmetry while walking on a split-belt treadmill in healthy elderly individuals.

Some hemiparetic patients walk asymmetrically. To better understand the mechanisms of this deficiency, the perception of locomotor symmetry was investigated in healthy elderly individuals. 16 participants (6 women, 10 men; M age = 70.

Dynamic stability requirements during gait and standing exergames on the wii fit® system in the elderly.

Background: In rehabilitation, training intensity is usually adapted to optimize the trained system to attain better performance (overload principle). However, in balance rehabilitation, the level of intensity required during training exercises to optimize improvement in balance has rarely been studied, probably due to the difficulty in quantifying the stability level during these exercises. The goal of the present study was to test whether the stabilizing/destabilizing forces model could be used to analyze how stability is challenged during several exergames, that are more and more used in balance rehabilitation, and a dynamic functional task, such as gait.