Effects of Treadmill Inclination on the Gait of Individuals With Chronic Hemiparesis

Effects of Treadmill Inclination on Hemiparetic Gait

“…When walking on inclined surfaces, subjects with hemiparesis exhibit an increase in maximum hip and knee flexion during the swing phase and initial contact (IC) as well as that of ankle dorsiflexion during IC. 18 There is also an increase in range of motion (ROM) of knee and hip joints. Moreover, they show reduced cadence, greater stride length, higher symmetry in swing time, 15 and an increase in paretic limb stance time.…”

“…Moreover, they show reduced cadence, greater stride length, higher symmetry in swing time, 15 and an increase in paretic limb stance time. 18 Adjustments in locomotor pattern on inclined surfaces reduce compensatory movements commonly performed by individuals with hemiparesis, which could promote better accessibility and reduce the number of falls in this population, in addition to decreasing energy costs for carrying out the task. 18 However, it is not known whether these adjustments are transferred to overground gait after a training protocol on an inclined surface.…”

“…It is known that the locomotor pattern of both healthy subjects 17 and those with hemiparesis 15,18 adapts itself to the level of inclination of the support surface on which gait is performed. When walking on inclined surfaces, subjects with hemiparesis exhibit an increase in maximum hip and knee flexion during the swing phase and initial contact (IC) as well as that of ankle dorsiflexion during IC.…”

Effect of Fatigue on Knee Kinematics During Countermovement Jumps in Female Students of Physical Education With Valgus Knee Deformity

“…These sites included the anterior and medial shank in the distal part of the tibial bone, tibial tuberosity and the midpoint, i.e. the line that connects the anterior superior iliac spine to the patella of the dominant leg [11,12].…”

“…This system is capable of performing a 3D video photography up to 900 frames per second. For this study, the frequency of the cameras was considered to be 120 Hz [11,12]. Calibration of the cameras was conducted in such a way that the X-axis was located perpendicular to his or her frontal plane (otherwise the knee angles could not be obtained exactly in the frontal plane).…”