Walking Adaptability after a Stroke and Its Assessment in Clinical Settings
Joint Authors
Balasubramanian, Chitralakshmi K.
Clark, David J.
Fox, Emily J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-21, 21 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Control of walking has been described by a tripartite model consisting of stepping, equilibrium, and adaptability.
This review focuses on walking adaptability, which is defined as the ability to modify walking to meet task goals and environmental demands.
Walking adaptability is crucial to safe ambulation in the home and community environments and is often severely compromised after a stroke.
Yet quantification of walking adaptability after stroke has received relatively little attention in the clinical setting.
The objectives of this review were to examine the conceptual challenges for clinical measurement of walking adaptability and summarize the current state of clinical assessment for walking adaptability.
We created nine domains of walking adaptability from dimensions of community mobility to address the conceptual challenges in measurement and reviewed performance-based clinical assessments of walking to determine if the assessments measure walking adaptability in these domains.
Our literature review suggests the lack of a comprehensive well-tested clinical assessment tool for measuring walking adaptability.
Accordingly, recommendations for the development of a comprehensive clinical assessment of walking adaptability after stroke have been presented.
Such a clinical assessment will be essential for gauging recovery of walking adaptability with rehabilitation and for motivating novel strategies to enhance recovery of walking adaptability after stroke.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Balasubramanian, Chitralakshmi K.& Clark, David J.& Fox, Emily J.. 2014. Walking Adaptability after a Stroke and Its Assessment in Clinical Settings. Stroke Research and Treatment،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047699
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Balasubramanian, Chitralakshmi K.…[et al.]. Walking Adaptability after a Stroke and Its Assessment in Clinical Settings. Stroke Research and Treatment No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-21.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Balasubramanian, Chitralakshmi K.& Clark, David J.& Fox, Emily J.. Walking Adaptability after a Stroke and Its Assessment in Clinical Settings. Stroke Research and Treatment. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047699
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1047699