%0 Journal Article
%T The Relationship between Gait Asymmetry and Respiratory Function in Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study
%A Yoshino Terui
%A Satomi Iwasawa
%A Kazuto Kikuchi
%A Yutaka Furukawa
%A Eriko Suto
%A Sachiko Uemura
%A Masahiro Satake
%A Takanobu Shioya
%J Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
%P 111-122
%@ 2332-1830
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojtr.2021.94009
%X <strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">INTRODUCTION</span></strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Gait asymmetry can become very pronounced in patie</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">nts who have suffered a stroke. The impairment of trunk function in some
stroke patients can restrict thorax mobility and cause respiratory muscle
weakness. Trunk and neck dysfunction are believed to affect the gait in stroke
patients. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">OBJECTIVE</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: This study aimed to investigate the relationship
between gait asymmetry and respiratory function in stroke patients by measuring
the step time and trunk acceleration. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">METHODS</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: This study employed a
cross-sec</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">- </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">tional design. Thirty stroke patients participated in this study. The
symmetry index (SI) and Lissajous index (LI) were used to evaluate asymmetry
during walking. The respiratory function and respiratory muscle strength were
eva</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">luated by spirometry. We examined the
relation between SI or LI and the res</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">piratory function/respiratory
muscle strength in patients with stroke. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">RE</span></b></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">- </span></b></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">SULTS</span></b></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: The results of our analysis demonstrated that the SI was significantly
correlated with the inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength and the </span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">LI was significantly correlated with the
percentage of the predicted vital capacity (respectively, r = <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">©�</span>0.386, r = <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">©�</span>0.392, r = <span
%K Gait Asymmetry
%K Acceleration
%K Load Meter
%K Respiratory Function
%K Stroke
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=112187