Influence of gait exercise using a walking-assist robot for swing-leg motion in hemiplegic stroke patients: a preliminary study focusing on the immediate effect.

Unlabelled: Fujii R, Tamari M, Nonaka Y, Tamiya F, Hosokawa H, Tanaka S. Influence of gait exercise using a walking-assist robot for swing-leg motion in hemiplegic stroke patients: A preliminary study focusing on the immediate effect. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2022; 13: 49-55.

The relationship between characteristics of gait disturbance and injury patterns of the corticospinal tract and corticoreticular pathway in post-stroke patients: A case series of 3 patients.

Rationale: Corticospinal tract (CST) and corticoreticular pathway (CRP) injury patterns (i.e., the continuity of the nerve fibers) are associated with gait disturbance in post-stroke patients.

Kinetic and kinematic parameters associated with late braking force and effects on gait performance of stroke patients.

Late braking force (LBF) is often observed in the late stance phase of the paretic lower limb of stroke patients. Nevertheless, the effects and association of LBF remain unclear. We examined the kinetic and kinematic parameters associated with LBF and its effect on walking.

Effect of Leg Length Discrepancy on Dynamic Gait Stability.

Objectives: : It is unclear whether the increased center of mass lateral shift during gait induced by leg length difference induces lateral instability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of leg length discrepancy (LLD) on dynamic gait stability and the compensatory kinematic and dynamic strategies for this effect by using the extrapolated center of mass and margin of stability.

Methods: : Nineteen healthy male participants walked without insoles (no LLD condition; 0 cm) and with added insoles (LLD condition; 3 cm).

Effect of spasticity of the ankle plantar flexors on the walking speed of hemiplegic stroke patients after maximum walking speed exercises.

Unlabelled: Yamada T, Ohta M, Tamari M. Effect of spasticity of the ankle plantar flexors on the walking speed of hemiplegic stroke patients after maximum walking speed exercises. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2021; 12: 64-69.

Predicative factors of the effect of Body Weight Support Treadmill Training in stroke hemiparesis patients.

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine if gait index predicts the efficacy of weight-support treadmill training (BWSTT) in hemiplegic stroke patients. [Participants and Methods] In total, 21 patients who had sustained a hemiplegic stroke, on an average 71 days prior, and could walk independently on level ground were included in the study. BWSTT was performed under 20% of bodyweight unloading at the maximum speed possible for each participant to a perceived level of fatigue of 15 on the 20-point Borg scale.

Greater functional activation during galvanic vestibular stimulation is associated with improved postural stability: a GVS-fMRI study.

Purpose: Previous literature has shown that standing stability relies on the vestibular system; however, the neural correlates underlying standing stability remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the neural correlates of standing stability using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) following galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS).

Materials And Methods: Forty-five healthy right-handed healthy volunteers were included.

Relationship between walking ability of patients with stroke and effect of body weight-supported treadmill training.

[Purpose] Reports on the amount of unloading maximizing walking ability in patients with stroke are limited. The effect of body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) in patients with stroke has not been clarified. We aimed to investigate the effects of unloading rate during BWSTT on the gait of patients with stroke and the relationship between BWSTT and walking ability on flat ground.

Relationship between white matter fiber damage and revised version of the ability for basic movement scale in patients with stroke: a diffusion tensor tract-based spatial statistic study.

[Purpose] To clarify the relationship between white matter fiber damage and the Ability for Basic Movement Scale (ABMS) II in patients with stroke in a diffusion tensor tract-based spatial statistic study. [Subjects and Methods] Twelve patients with stroke (seven men and five women, mean age ± SD: 61.6 ± 8.