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Clinical Correlates of Between-Limb Synchronization of Standing Balance Control and Falls During Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation.
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PMID:  22275158     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BACKGROUND: Stroke-related sensorimotor impairment potentially contributes to impaired balance. Balance measures that reveal underlying limb-specific control problems, such as a measure of the synchronization of both lower limbs to maintain standing balance, may be uniquely informative about poststroke balance control. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the relationships between clinical measures of sensorimotor control, functional balance, and fall risk and between-limb synchronization of balance control. METHODS: The authors conducted a retrospective chart review of 100 individuals with stroke admitted to inpatient rehabilitation. Force plate-based measures were obtained while standing on 2 force plates, including postural sway (root mean square of anteroposterior and mediolateral center of pressure [COP]), stance load asymmetry (percentage of body weight borne on the less-loaded limb), and between-limb synchronization (cross-correlation of the COP recordings under each foot). Clinical measures obtained were motor impairment (Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment), plantar cutaneous sensation, functional balance (Berg Balance Scale), and falls experienced in rehabilitation. RESULTS: Synchronization was significantly related to motor impairment and prospective falls, even when controlling for other force plate-based measures of standing balance control (ie, postural sway and stance load symmetry). CONCLUSIONS: Between-limb COP synchronization for standing balance appears to be a uniquely important index of balance control, independent of postural sway and load symmetry during stance.
Authors:
Avril Mansfield; George Mochizuki; Elizabeth L Inness; William E McIlroy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurorehabilitation and neural repair     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1552-6844     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
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Created Date:  2012-1-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  100892086     Medline TA:  Neurorehabil Neural Repair     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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