Open AccessAnteroposterior stability: A determinant of gait dysfunction and falls in spinocerebellar ataxia
Author(s) -
V. Ganapathy,
Tittu Thomas James,
Mariamma Philip,
Nitish Kamble,
Amitabh Bhattacharya,
Pradnya Dhargave,
Pramod Kumar Pal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/aian.aian_1090_20
Subject(s) - posturography , balance (ability) , gait , medicine , spinocerebellar ataxia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , ataxia , dynamic balance , physics , quantum mechanics , psychiatry
Establishing an association between gait variability and direction specific balance indices may help in identifying the risk of falls in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) which may help in developing an appropriate intervention. This study is intended to identify the association between balance and gait parameters especially gait variability in these patients.