Características cinemáticas do andar para trás em indivíduos com hemiparesia / Kinematics characteristics of backward walking in adult individual with hemiparesis

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

The backward walking (BW) has been used in protocols for rehabilitation and training in individuals with stroke, however little is known about their characteristics in terms of kinematic variables and motor pattern. The literature describes that for the execution of BW it is necessary to combine hip extension with knee flexion, components that are compromised in this population. The aim of this study is to compare the spatial, temporal and angular variables between the BW and forward walking (FW) and between the lower limbs [affected (AF) and non affected (NA)] in the BW in individuals with hemiparesis following stroke. Participated in the study 10 adults (56.48.4 years) with chronic hemiparesis (30.625.1 months after the stroke onset), with lower limb motor score of 254.4 in the Fugl-Meyer Scale, and gait speed of 0,920.3 m/s. Reflexive markers were placed in the acromion, greater trochanter, lateral condyle of the knee and lateral malleolus, on both sides of lower limb. The subjects were instructed to walk at comfortable speed and five trials on each side of the sagital plane (right and left) were captured with a digital camcorder with a frequency of 30 Hz, in both tasks, FW and BW. The Kinematics variables analyzed were the stride length, duration and speed and stance phase duration, and angular variables of knee and kip. For statistical analyses the ANOVA 2X2 (2 directions BW and FW and 2 legs AF and NF lower limbs) was used. In addition, it was used contrasts with T Student test and Bonferroni correction. The angular variables were submitted to the ANCOVA, and the speed was the co-variable. The individuals with hemiparesis have shown a decreased stride length and speed (p=0,001 e p=0,001) and increased duration and percentage of support in the stride (p=0,001) in BW compared to FW. The NA lower limb remained longer in stance in both conditions (BW and FW). Both lower limbs have presented a decrease in maximum knee flexion (p=0,001 e p=0,005) and maximum hip extension (p=0,001 e p=0,001) in BW. In general, the differences in the hip kinematics between the FW and BW remained when the speed was used as a co-variable. Regarding the comparison between the lower limbs during the BW, the NA lower limb has shown increased angular values (p values between p=0,006 e p=0,009) except for the maximum knee extension, where the AF lower limb showed increased extension values, probably because of a hyperextension which is typical in this population. Qualitative analyses of the coordination has shown a different behavior between legs, with a preference to simultaneous movements between hip and knee in 8 of the 10 participants, and anterior inclination of the trunk during swing in the BW. The BW could be and appropriate way of treatment that could be added to conventional gait rehabilitation programs in individuals with hemiparesis. We suggest further investigation on the effects of a BW training on the intra joint coordination between hip and knee.

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individuals with hemiparesis hemiplegia andar para trás indivíduos com hemiparesia biomechanics hemiplegia biomecânica cinemática backward walking educacao fisica kinematics

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