Effect of Gait Training With Non-paretic Knee Immobilization on Lower Limb and Trunk Acceleration in a Post-stroke Hemiparetic Patient: A Case Report

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2024 Aug 12

PMID 39130963

Authors

Ryosuke Todaka

Tetsu Kajiyama

Naoya Kariu

Masaya Anan

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Abstract

This case report describes a woman in her fifties who experienced a left-sided atherothrombotic cerebral infarction with lesions in the left corona radiata. The patient exhibited motor paralysis of the right upper and lower limbs. After a 10-day acute hospital stay, she was admitted to a rehabilitation facility for an intensive program of physical, occupational, and speech therapy. By day 17 of the onset, she had achieved independence by walking with a cane. This case was documented to study the effects of gait training with non-paretic knee immobilization on muscle activity and trunk kinematics in post-stroke hemiplegia. Traditional physical therapy was used initially, followed by an intervention phase in which gait training was performed with the non-paretic knee immobilized. This approach was hypothesized to induce beneficial kinematic and muscle activity changes in the paretic limb. The results showed increased muscle activity in the paretic lateral gastrocnemius without compromising trunk stability, suggesting that this method may improve rehabilitation outcomes in similar cases.

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