Muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke

The aim of the present study was to examine the muscle activity of patients with stroke during robotic walking. In the robotic walking condition (RWC), subjects (n=10) walked in a robotic walking device with minimal support and a walking speed of 2.2 km/h. In the overground walking condition (OWC),...

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Main Authors: Van Werven, G., Coenen, Pieter, Van Nunen, M., Gerrits, H., Janssen, T.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44466
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author Van Werven, G.
Coenen, Pieter
Van Nunen, M.
Gerrits, H.
Janssen, T.
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Coenen, Pieter
Van Nunen, M.
Gerrits, H.
Janssen, T.
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description The aim of the present study was to examine the muscle activity of patients with stroke during robotic walking. In the robotic walking condition (RWC), subjects (n=10) walked in a robotic walking device with minimal support and a walking speed of 2.2 km/h. In the overground walking condition (OWC), subjects walked without any assistance on their preferred walking speed. The results showed significant differences between conditions in individual phases of the gait cycle. Thereby, a significant lower EMG amplitude was found in the RWC compared to the OWC. Furthermore, significant interaction effects were found indicating a higher activity of the paretic semitendinosus and gastrocnemius muscle during the RWC compared to the OWC, supporting the use of robot treadmill training after stroke. © 2010 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-444662017-09-13T14:13:03Z Muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke Van Werven, G. Coenen, Pieter Van Nunen, M. Gerrits, H. Janssen, T. The aim of the present study was to examine the muscle activity of patients with stroke during robotic walking. In the robotic walking condition (RWC), subjects (n=10) walked in a robotic walking device with minimal support and a walking speed of 2.2 km/h. In the overground walking condition (OWC), subjects walked without any assistance on their preferred walking speed. The results showed significant differences between conditions in individual phases of the gait cycle. Thereby, a significant lower EMG amplitude was found in the RWC compared to the OWC. Furthermore, significant interaction effects were found indicating a higher activity of the paretic semitendinosus and gastrocnemius muscle during the RWC compared to the OWC, supporting the use of robot treadmill training after stroke. © 2010 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44466 10.3233/978-1-60750-080-3-294 restricted
spellingShingle Van Werven, G.
Coenen, Pieter
Van Nunen, M.
Gerrits, H.
Janssen, T.
Muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke
title Muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke
title_full Muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke
title_fullStr Muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke
title_full_unstemmed Muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke
title_short Muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke
title_sort muscle activity patterns during robotic walking and overground walking in patients with stroke
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44466