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Targeting effect on gait parameters in healthy individuals and post-stroke hemiparetic individuals

Rastegarpanah, A; Scone, T; Saadat, M; Rastegarpanah, M; Taylor, SJ; Sadeghein, N; (2018) Targeting effect on gait parameters in healthy individuals and post-stroke hemiparetic individuals. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering , 5 pp. 1-11. 10.1177/2055668318766710. Green open access

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Abstract

Background: A targeting effect may occur in any gait analysis trial where the participant is instructed to step in a particular area or a clearly marked target is in their path. The targeting effect may affect the gait parameters and any variability being studied in regard to the participants. There are few studies examining this effect for healthy subjects and none for special populations. Methods: This study aimed to investigate if any targeting effects occurred in healthy and stroke-survivor populations. Eight male participants were recruited, four of whom exhibited right-hand side hemiparesis resulting from stroke. Each participant performed a series of gait trials at a comfortable walking pace after being made aware of the force plate in the centre of the walkway. The participants gait was then analysed and compared before and after the target force plate. Results: The results of the trials showed significant variations (p < 0.005) in the spatiotemporal gait parameters in both the healthy and stroke-survivor groups indicating a targeting effect. Conclusions: The effects were similar in both groups with the step speed and length being slower and shorter for the targeting step compared to the step after the force plate.

Type: Article
Title: Targeting effect on gait parameters in healthy individuals and post-stroke hemiparetic individuals
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/2055668318766710
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177/2055668318766710
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Spatiotemporal gait parameters, targeting, stroke, motor control, kinetic
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Ortho and MSK Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10063996
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