Late physiotherapy rehabilitation changes gait patterns in post-stroke patients
Abstract
Study aim: To determine whether a physiotherapy protocol improves the electromyographic activation (EA) during the hemiparetic gait in patients with delayed access to rehabilitation.
Material and methods: 40 post-stroke patients underwent clinical evaluation and gait assessment at the time of admission and at the end of treatment.
Results: The anterior leg muscles tibialis anterior and rectus femoris had earlier onset (p = 0.0001).
Conclusion: Electromyographic findings showed altered patterns during the hemiparetic gait cycle, even in patients with delayed access to treatment.
© 2017 Aline do Socorro Soares Cardoso Almeida, Alex Tadeu Viana da Cruz, Skarleth Raissa Andrade Candeira, Nathalya Ingrid Cardoso do Nascimento, Ketlin Jaquelline Santana de Castro, Ramon Costa de Lima, Tatiana Generoso Campos Pinho Barroso, Givago da Silva Souza, Bianca Callegari, published by University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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