Altered biomechanical strategies of the paretic hip and knee joints during a step-up task.

Background: Stroke often leads to chronic motor impairments in the paretic lower limb that can constrain lower extremity movement and negatively impact the ability to navigate stairs or curbs. This cross-sectional study investigated the differences in hip and knee biomechanical strategies during a step-up task between five adults with hemiparetic stroke and five age-matched adults without stroke.

Methods: Participants were instructed to step up onto a 10.

Two Latinx, Non-Tenure Clinical Faculty Navigating Academia: A Roadmap to Diversity and Inclusion in Academia.

Increased diversity in academic institutions may potentially result in more diversity seen in practicing clinicians. Colleges and universities have recently implemented strategies to diversify their faculty. However, current efforts and scholarly publications are often limited to recruitment and retention strategies.

Safety and image quality at 7T MRI for deep brain stimulation systems: Ex vivo study with lead-only and full-systems.

Ultra-high field MRI at 7 T can produce much better visualization of sub-cortical structures compared to lower field, which can greatly help target verification as well as overall treatment monitoring for patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) implants. However, use of 7 T MRI for such patients is currently contra-indicated by guidelines from the device manufacturers due to the safety issues. The aim of this study was to provide an assessment of safety and image quality of ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging at 7 T in patients with deep brain stimulation implants.

Post-Stroke Adaptation of Lateral Foot Placement Coordination in Variable Environments.

Individuals with stroke often have difficulty modulating their lateral foot placement during gait, a primary strategy for maintaining lateral stability. Our purpose was to understand how individuals with and without stroke adapt their lateral foot placement when walking in an environment that alters center of mass (COM) dynamics and the mechanical requirement to maintain lateral stability. The treadmill walking environments included: 1) a Null Field- where no forces were applied, and 2) a Damping Field- where external forces opposed lateral COM velocity.

Checklist-Style Rubric Development for Practical Examination of Clinical Skills in Entry-Level Physical Therapist Education.

Background: Grading rubrics used in the assessment of physical therapy students' clinical skills should be developed in a method that promotes validity. This study applied a systematic approach to the development of rubrics to assess student performance within a Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum.

Participants: Ten faculty participated.

Sensory Amplitude Electrical Stimulation via Sock Combined With Standing and Mobility Activities Improves Walking Speed in Individuals With Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Study.

To determine if sensory amplitude electrical stimulation (SES) delivered via sock electrode combined with standing and mobility activities improved gait speed, sensation, balance, and participation in chronic stroke. It was hypothesized that SES would enhance the effectiveness of exercise, resulting in reduced impairment and improved function. Case Series.

Neural Constraints Affect the Ability to Generate Hip Abduction Torques When Combined With Hip Extension or Ankle Plantarflexion in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke.

Stroke lesions interrupt descending corticofugal fibers that provide the volitional control of the upper and lower extremities. Despite the evident manifestation of movement impairments post-stroke during standing and gait, neural constraints in the ability to generate joint torque combinations in the lower extremities are not yet well determined. Twelve chronic hemiparetic participants and 8 age-matched control individuals participated in the present study.

Lower Extremity Motor Impairments in Ambulatory Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke: Evidence for Lower Extremity Weakness and Abnormal Muscle and Joint Torque Coupling Patterns.

Although global movement abnormalities in the lower extremity poststroke have been studied, the expression of specific motor impairments such as weakness and abnormal muscle and joint torque coupling patterns have received less attention. We characterized changes in strength, muscle coactivation and associated joint torque couples in the paretic and nonparetic extremity of 15 participants with chronic poststroke hemiparesis (age 59.6 ± 15.