Publications by authors named "Lucas D Crosby"
. Human gait is inherently rhythmical, thus walking to rhythmic auditory stimulation is a promising intervention to improve temporal gait asymmetry (TGA) following neurologic injury such as stroke. However, the degree of benefit may relate to an individual's underlying rhythmic ability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Paradigms and Principles Investigated in Motor Learning Research After Stroke: A Scoping Review.
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
June 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze motor learning (ML) approaches post-stroke and their impact on skill acquisition and retention, while also assessing their clinical value for rehabilitation.
- Researchers conducted a comprehensive literature search across multiple databases between 2018 and 2020, focusing on relevant studies related to stroke and motor learning.
- Out of 39 studies reviewed, findings highlighted that certain ML principles like practice complexity, feedback, and mental practice were beneficial, while more severe strokes and explicit information tended to hinder ML, with other factors showing less definitive effects.
Nearly 60% of individuals with stroke walk with temporal gait asymmetry (TGA; a phase inequality between the legs during gait). About half of individuals with TGA are unable to correctly identify the presence or direction of their asymmetry. If patients are unable to perceive their gait errors, it will be harder to correct them to improve their gait pattern.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTemporal gait asymmetry (TGA) is a persistent post-stroke gait deficit. Compared to conventional gait training techniques, rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS; i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Asymmetric walking after stroke is common, detrimental, and difficult to treat, but current knowledge of underlying physiological mechanisms is limited. This study investigated electromyographic (EMG) features of temporal gait asymmetry (TGA).
Methods: Participants post-stroke with or without TGA and control adults (n = 27, 8, and 9, respectively) performed self-paced overground gait trials.
Despite improvements made in stroke rehabilitation, motor impairment and gait deficits persist at discharge. New interventions are needed. Mirror therapy has promise as one element of a rehabilitation program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Post-stoke gait disorders could cause secondary musculoskeletal complications associated with excessive repetitive loading. The study objectives were to 1) determine the feasibility of measuring common proxies for dynamic medial knee joint loading during gait post-stroke with external knee adduction (KAM) and flexion moments (KFM) and 2) characterize knee loading and typical load-reducing compensations post-stroke.
Methods: Participants with stroke (n=9) and healthy individuals (n=17) underwent 3D gait analysis.