Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 779-785 , June 2006

Accuracy of Clinical Observations of Push-Off During Gait After Stroke

Presented in part to the Australian Physiotherapy Association, November 2003, Sydney, Australia.

  • Jennifer L. McGinley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Clinical Gait Analysis and Gait Rehabilitation, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jennifer L. McGinley, PhD, Gait Centre for Clinical Research Excellence, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville 3052, Australia
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  • Meg E. Morris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Clinical Gait Analysis and Gait Rehabilitation, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
    • Rehabilitation and Aged Services Program, Kingston Centre, Southern Health, Cheltenham, Australia
    • School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Ken M. Greenwood, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Australia
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  • Patricia A. Goldie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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  • Sandra J. Olney, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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    Individual scores of the ankle power generation measures of the 11 participants with stroke, arranged from lowest to highest.

    Individual scores of the ankle power generation measures of the 11 participants with stroke, arranged from lowest to highest.

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    The relationship between clinical observation of push-off and the criterion measure of ankle power generation.

    The relationship between clinical observation of push-off and the criterion measure of ankle power generation.

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    The classification of push-off observations as normal or abnormal. The dark columns represent participants with stroke rated as abnormal. The light columns represent participants with stroke rated as

    The classification of push-off observations as normal or abnormal. The dark columns represent participants with stroke rated as abnormal. The light columns represent participants with stroke rated as normal. The striped columns represent the control participants.

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    Determination of the threshold prediction of normative values for the 11 participants with stroke.

    Determination of the threshold prediction of normative values for the 11 participants with stroke.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00170-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.02.022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 779-785 , June 2006

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