Characteristics of daily life gait in fall and non fall-prone stroke survivors and controls

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Authors

Michiel Punt · Utrecht University

Sjoerd M. Bruijn · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Kimberley S. van Schooten · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Mirjam Pijnappels · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Ingrid van de Port · Revant (Netherlands)

Harriët Wittink · University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Jaap H. van Dieën

Abstract

The interactions between gait characteristics and health status indicate that gait characteristics are differently associated with fall history between stroke survivors and older adults. Thus specific models are needed to predict fall risk in stroke survivors.

Topics & Keywords

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 67-67

DOI: 10.1186/s12984-016-0176-z

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