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- Title
The Loss of Dexterity in the Bilateral Lower Extremities in Patients With Stroke.
- Authors
Kiyama, Ryoji; Fukudome, Kiyohiro; Hiyoshi, Toshiki; Umemoto, Akihide; Yoshimoto, Yoichi; Maeda, Tetsuo
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the dexterity of both lower extremities in patients with stroke. Twenty patients with stroke and 20 age-matched control subjects participated in this study. To determine the dexterity of the lower extremities, we examined the ability to control muscle force during submaximal contractions in the knee extensor muscles using a force tracking task. The root mean square errors were calculated from the difference between the target and response force. The root mean square error was significantly greater in the affected limb of patients with stroke compared with those of the unaffected limb and the control subjects, and in the unaffected limb compared with that of the control subjects. Furthermore, the root mean square error of the affected limb was related significantly to motor function as determined by Fugl-Myer assessment. These results demonstrate impairment of the dexterity of both the affected and the unaffected lower extremities in patients with stroke.
- Subjects
ANALYSIS of variance; CEREBROVASCULAR disease; COMPUTER software; EXERCISE tests; LEG; MOTOR ability; MUSCLE contraction; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; DATA analysis; CASE-control method
- Publication
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2011, Vol 27, Issue 2, p122
- ISSN
1065-8483
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jab.27.2.122