Open AccessThe Capacity to Restore Steady Gait After a Step Modification Is Reduced in People With Poststroke Foot Drop Using an Ankle-Foot Orthosis
Author(s) -
Roos van Swigchem,
Melvyn Roerdink,
Vivian Weerdesteyn,
Alexander C. H. Geurts,
Andreas Daffertshofer
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20130108
Subject(s) - physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , foot drop , stroke (engine) , ankle , foot (prosody) , physical therapy , medicine , barefoot , preferred walking speed , psychology , surgery , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , engineering
A reduced capacity to modify gait to the environment may contribute to the risk of falls in people with poststroke foot drop using an ankle-foot orthosis.
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