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KMID : 1146520130140010080
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Journal of the Society of Stroke on Korean Medicine
2013 Volume.14 No. 1 p.80 ~ p.89
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The effect of arm sling during hemiplegic gait
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Lee Il-Suk
Rhim Hyung-Moon
Choi San-Ho
Oh Jae-Gun
Sung Kang-Keyng
Lee Sang-Kwan
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of study is to analyze the change of gait pattern by arm sling in a hemiplegic patient.
Methods: We analyzed the change of gait pattern under three conditions using Treadmill Gait analysis equipment(Zebris Co.Ltd FDM-T) First, the patient didn’t have arm sling on her upper limb, second, the patient have arm sling on her affected upper limb, third, patient have arm sling on her unaffected upper limb.
Results: In terms of spatiotemporal gait values, swing phase, step time, step length of unaffected lower limb increased. Furthermore, stride time and stride length also increased when the patient had arm sling on her unaffected upper limb. In terms of displacement of Center of pressure(CoP), anterior/posterior position and lateral symmetry of CoP increased.
Furthermore, lateral symmetry of decreased when the patient had arm sling on her affected upper limb.
Conclusion: Arm sling applied on affected side would be advantage to gait improvement in hemiplegic patients.
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KEYWORD
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Stroke, Arm sling, Gait analysis, Spatiotemporal parameter
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