The Relationships among Gait Asymmetry, the Gait Velocity and Motor Function of Lower Extremity in Stroke Patients ( 뇌졸중 환자의 보행 비대칭성과 속도, 하지 운동 기능과의 상관관계 )

Hyung-Chun Nam (남형천); Seong Yeol KIm (김성렬); Seung Heon An (안승헌)

The Relationships among Gait Asymmetry, the Gait Velocity and Motor Function of Lower Extremity in Stroke Patients

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2010, 5(3), pp.385-394
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy

Hyung-Chun Nam ¹, Seong Yeol KIm ², Seung Heon An ³

¹경북전문대학교
²경남대학교
³국립재활원

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Purpose：The present study was to examine the difference and severity of asymmetry in independently ambulating stroke survivors and to establish the association between gait asymmetry, velocity, and the motor function of lower extremity. Methods：The subjects used in this study were 43 subjects with hemiparesis being able to walk independently. Motor function of lower extremity was measured clinically with the Fugl Meyer-Lower /Extremity Assessment. Overground gait velocity and spatio-temporal parameters were collected by the GAITRite system. Results：Thirty(69.77%) patients showed statistically significant temporal asymmetry while 28(65.1%) exhibited statistically significant spatial asymmetry. One-way ANOVA results showed a main effect of temporal symmetry group(normative, mild, severe) for gait velocity(F=74.129), FM-L/E(F=17.270), swing-stance symmetry(F=66.869,F=13.485, respectively), spatio-temporal symmetry(F=13.166, F=31.800, respectively)66, F=31.800, respectively). Gait velocity was negatively associated with temporal asymmetry(r=-.83), spatial asymmetry(r=-.60). Motor function of lower extremity was also associated with temporal asymmetry(r=-.58), and spatial asymmetry(r=-.50). Conclusion：The study attempted to establish the standard assessment of hemiparesis gait symmetry in light of the complex relationship with motor impairment and gait velocity. More future work will need to link the degree of gait asymmetry to clinically relevant outcomes to better establish the clinical significance of such observations.

KEYWORDS

Asymmetry, Function of lower extremity, Gait velocity, Spatio-temporal parameter, Stroke

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