Investigation of the Spatio-temporal Gait Parameters in Individuals With Hemiparesis: Effect of Lateralization

Investigation of the Spatio-temporal Gait Parameters in Individuals With Hemiparesis: Effect of Lateralization

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lateralization on the spatio-temporal characteristics of gait in individuals with hemiparesis.

A total of 108 individuals within the age range of 20-65 and 36 of whom are right hemiparetic (Group1; 16F, 20M), 36 of whom are left hemiparetic (Group2; 16F, 20M) and 36 of whom are healthy (Group3; 19F, 17M) have been included in the study. BTS G-Walk Gait Analysis System has been used to assess the spatio-temporal gait characteristics.

Inclusion Criteria:

for the hemiparetic individuals

• Being between the ages of 20-65,
• Having a stroke for the first time and one-sidedly,
• Having a stable clinical state,
• Having no cognitive disorder (Hodkinson Mental Test ≥ 8),
• Having ≤ 3 from Modified Rankin Score,
• Having no problems with vision and hearing.

for the healthy control group;

• Being between the ages of 20-65
• Having no neurological, musculosceletal, cardiac and cognitive problems that was undergone before and may affect walking.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The existence of vision and hearing problems in both study and control groups,
• The existence of orthopedic, neurological and psychiatric problems that may affect walking.