Determining the cut-off value for knee extensor strength for identifying independence in gait in chronic stroke survivors
Naoki Akazawa, Naomi Okawa, Kimiyuki Tamura, Hideki Moriyama
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Tokushima Bunri University, 770-8514 Tokushima, Japan. E-mail: akazawa@tks.bunri-u.ac.jp
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2279
Lay Abstract
Identifying independence in gait is important to prevent the decreased muscle strength and inactivity that often occur after stroke. We determined the cutoff values for knee extensor strength on the paretic and non-paretic sides and both sides combined for identifying independence in gait in chronic stroke survivors. Results of this study revealed that the cutoff values for knee extensor strength on the paretic and non-paretic sides and combined were 0.46, 0.65 and 1.31 Nm/kg, respectively. These cutoff values could help to identify stroke survivors whose dependence in gait might be caused by decreased knee extensor strength on the paretic and non-paretic sides.
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