Mariam Al-Jalahma, Ebtisam Fakhroo
Teaching medical ethics: implementation and evaluation of a new course during residency training in bahrain
Education for health (Abingdon, England)
reduced ankle quasijoint stiffness affects propulsion paretic side patients hemiparesis contributing gait asymmetry investigated whether use anklefoot orthosis dorsiflexion resistance compensate reduced stiffness would increase quasijoint stiffness spatiotemporal symmetry patients hemiparesis seventeen patients walked along 7m walkway anklefoot orthosis dorsiflexion resistance control ie anklefoot orthosis conditions dorsiflexion resistance spring cam set increase linearly zerodegree ankle dorsiflexion gait data analyzed using threedimensional motion analysis system anklefoot orthosis dorsiflexion resistance significantly increased quasijoint stiffness early middle stance phase p 0028 0040 furthermore although ankle power generation anklefoot orthosis dorsiflexion resistance condition significantly lower control condition p 0003 step length symmetry significantly increased anklefoot orthosis dorsiflexion resistance condition p 0016 significant difference swing time ratio conditions applying dorsiflexion resistance paretic stance phase increased quasijoint stiffness lead increase ankle power generation hand applying dorsiflexion resistance also resulted symmetrical step length even though ankle joint power generation paretic side increase expected future research explore whether modifying magnitude timing dorsiflexion resistance considering biomechanical characteristics patients ankle joint gait enhances ankle joint power generation