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KMID : 1211620210160010017
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2021 Volume.16 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.22
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Relationship between Gait, Static Balance, and Pelvic Inclination in Patients with Chronic Stroke
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Choe Yu-Won
Kim Kyu-Ryeong
Kim Myoung-Kwon
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: This study examined the correlations between gait, static balance, and pelvic inclination in patients with chronic stroke.
METHODS: Twenty-two chronic stroke patients were included in this study. The subjects participated in gait, static balance, and pelvic inclination tests. In the gait measurement, the cadence and gait velocity were measured, and the average of three trials was calculated and recorded. The static balance was measured using a force platform. The data was captured for ten seconds, and five successful trials were recorded. Pelvic inclination in the sagittal plane was measured using a palpation meter. For data processing, a KolmogorovSmirnov test was used to determine the type of distribution for all variables. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for correlation analysis. The correlations among the gait, static balance, and pelvic inclination was calculated. The level of significance was .05.
RESULTS: Significant negative correlations were observed between the gait variables (cadence, velocity) and static balance variables (COP path length, COP average velocity, and 95% confidence ellipse area) (p < .05). On the other hand, there was no significant correlation between pelvic inclination and gait or between the pelvic inclination and static balance variables.
CONCLUSION: Significant correlations were observed between the gait function and static balance. On the other hand, there were no significant correlations between the pelvic inclination and gait and static balance. These results suggest that the pelvic inclination is not an important consideration for increasing the gait function and static balance.
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KEYWORD
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Balance, Gait, Pelvic inclination
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