Research Article
Immediate Effect on Ground Reaction Forces Induced by Step Training Based on Discrete Skill during Gait in Poststroke Individuals: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Physical function, clinical measurements, and gait parameters of the LR and PSw groups before training.
| | LR () | PSw () | LR-only participants () | PSw-only participants () | Both groups’ participants at LR training () | Both groups’ participants at PSw training () |
| | Age | 44.5 (20.2) | 53.9 (14.1) | 36.7 (20.6) | 53.7 (9.7) | 52.3 (18.1) | 53.2 (18.1) | | Sex (male/female) | 6/6 | 11/2 | 1/5 | 6/1 | 1/5 | | Type (ischemia/hemorrhage) | 4/8 | 3/10 | 2/4 | 1/6 | 2/4 | | Hemiparetic side (right/left) | 7/5 | 9/4 | 3/3 | 5/2 | 4/2 | | Time since stroke (years) | 5.7 (4.5) | 8.4 (4.7) | 3.6 (1.6) | 7.8 (4.0) | 7.9 (5.5) | 8.6 (5.6) | | Clinical measurement | | | Fugl-Meyer Assessment (motor) | 22.5 (4.6) | 22.7 (5.2) | 21.5 (5.0) | 21.9 (6.6) | 23.5 (4.4) | 23.7 (3.2) | | Functional Ambulation Categories (5/4/3) | 9/1/2 | 12/1/0 | 4/1/1 | 7/0/0 | 5/0/1 | 5/1/0 | | Gait | | | Speed (m/s) | 0.67 (0.30) | 0.54 (0.20) | 0.67 (0.38) | 0.54 (0.08) | 0.66 (0.25) | 0.55 (0.29) | | Stride length (m) | 0.45 (0.12) | 0.38 (0.10) | 0.44 (0.15) | 0.38 (0.05) | 0.45 (0.10) | 0.38 (0.15) | | Cadence (steps/min) | 85.7 (16.3) | 85.1 (9.0) | 85.7 (20.9) | 85.5 (3.6) | 85.7 (12.2) | 84.6 (13.3) |
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Values expressed as mean (standard deviation).
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