Learn about hemiplegic gait a walking problem caused by a stroke or brain injury Our expert explains the symptoms causes and treatments available to help people improve their movement and quality of l ...

We employed a new microcomputer based low cost method for the measurement of spatial/temporal parameters of gait in children and compared gait parameters of 50 hemiplegic children with 134 controls.

The authors hypothesize that cane use will inhibit activity on the hemiplegic side leading to reduced ipsilesional cortical activity and poorer long term functional gait outcomes. In contrast we ...

Canes are commonly used in gait rehabilitation although they significantly reduce hemiplegic muscle activity. We have shown that an orthosis "TheraTogs" (a corset with elasticated strapping ...