| Research Title |
Soft surfaces provide different effects on walking characteristics of ambulatory patients with spinal cord injury who walked with or without a device. |
| Date of Distribution |
1 June 2017 |
| Conference |
| Title of the Conference |
the 3rd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology |
| Organiser |
the European Academy of Neurology |
| Conference Place |
Amsterdam, Netherland |
| Province/State |
Netherland |
| Conference Date |
24 June 2017 |
| To |
27 June 2017 |
| Proceeding Paper |
| Volume |
24 |
| Issue |
1 |
| Page |
223 |
| Editors/edition/publisher |
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| Abstract |
Introduction: Soft surfaces offer unstable supporting area that may alter walking characteristics of patients with impaired walking ability such as those with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Purpose: To investigate spatiotemporal gait characteristics of 15 ambulatory participants with SCI who walked with (n = 8) or without (n = 7) a walking device while walking on hard and 3inches thickness soft surfaces.
Method: The participants were assessed for their demographics, SCI characteristics, and spatiotemporal gait parameters while walking over a 10-m walkway of hard and soft surfaces. Findings of each surface were compared using the paired simple t-test.
Result: Walking on a soft surface attributed obvious effects on step length and cadence of participants who did not use a walking device (p<0.05). However, for those who used a walking device, walking on soft surface significantly affected only in walking cadence (p<0.05).
Discussion and Conclusion: The different effects of soft surfaces on walking characteristics of those who walked with or without a walking device may suggest the contribution of upper limb functions when they encountered a challenging task as that seen in those who used a walking device. The findings may suggest the risk of falls for these individuals when they participate in a different surface from that commonly used in rehabilitation settings. Thus the incorporation of soft surfaces during walking training may promote rehabilitation outcomes for the patients.
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| Peer Review Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Level of Conference |
นานาชาติ |
| Type of Proceeding |
Abstract |
| Type of Presentation |
Poster |
| Part of thesis |
true |
| Presentation awarding |
false |
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