Strengthening exercises to improve walking disability in acute stroke patients.

niversidade Federal de Minas Gerais0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2009年9月16日最近更新: 2021年6月14日

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•Stroke patients will be eligible if they had clinical diagnosis of a first stroke resulting walking deficit; they are living at home for less than 6 months having been discharged from hospital post stroke; they are older than 20 years of age; they are diagnosed clinically with hemiparesis or hemiplegia; they can walk 10 metres independently using aids or orthoses, with or without supervision, their walking velocity is within 0.4 to 0.8 m/s (limited community)

•They will be excluded if they have severe cognitive deficits assessed by the Mini-Mental State Exam and/or language problems (comprehensive aphasia), evaluated by simple motor commands, which could prevent them from following instructions during measurement and/or intervention; they have adverse health conditions, which could affect balance and mobility, such as vestibular disturbances, severe arthritis or other neurological disorders.

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niversidade Federal de Minas Gerais