Open AccessNon–Velocity-Related Effects of a Rigid Double-Stopped Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Gait and Lower Limb Muscle Activity of Hemiparetic Subjects With an Equinovarus Deformity
Author(s) -
Stefan Hesse,
Carsten Werner,
Konrad Matthias,
Kirker Stephen,
Michael Berteanu
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.9.1855
Subject(s) - ankle , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , sagittal plane , tibialis anterior muscle , electromyography , physical therapy , anatomy , skeletal muscle
This study investigated the non-velocity-related effects of a 1-bar rigid ankle-foot orthosis on the gait of hemiparetic subjects, with particular emphasis on the muscle activity of the paretic lower limb.
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