1Associate Professor, V.S.P.M.’s College of Physiotherapy, Digdoh Hills, Hingna, Nagpur, India
2Intern, V.S.P.M.’s College of Physiotherapy, Digdoh Hills, Hingna, Nagpur, India
3Professor, V.S.P.M.’s College of Physiotherapy, Digdoh Hills, Hingna, Nagpur, India
4Intern, V.S.P.M.’s College of Physiotherapy, Digdoh Hills, Hingna, Nagpur, India
*Corresponding author, Y Pallavi Associate Professor & V.S.P.M.'s College of Physiotherapy, Digdoh Hills, Hingna, Nagpur, India
Online published on 3 April, 2018.
Stroke is one of the primary cause of adult disability which leads to locomotor impairment. Although, stroke survivors are able to walk but the deficit in temporal and spatial parameters of walking in combination with fear of falling and lack of confidence have repercussion on the ability for walking independently in the community. Hence the study is undertaken to measure the walking speed of chronic stroke patients with 3D motion analyser.
To measure the walking speed of indian community dwelling stroke patients with 3D motion analyser
A descriptive study on 22 chronic stroke patients aged 24 to 72 years with mean age of 50 years were assessed for walking speed, step length and cadence by subjecting them to walk on force platform. 3 D motion analyser with a camera and sensors was utilised for assessment of parameters.
The mean walking speed was 0.52m/s ± 0.14, Bipedal support was 18.25 ± 3.21. The mean step length was 0.37± 0.07 and 0.38 ± 0.09, weight bearing was 0.45 ± 0.17 and 0.48 ± 0.12 for right and left side respectively.
The obtained values were less than the minimum required speed for community movement & functional activity and hence gait component should also be included in stroke rehabilitation.
Walking speed, chronic stroke, community dwelling, 3D motion analyser
