Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 10 , Pages 1298-1303 , October 2007

Measurement of Energy Cost by the Physiological Cost Index in Walking After Stroke

  • Anna Danielsson, RPT, Med fac lic

      Affiliations

    • Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology/Rehabilitation Medicine, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Anna Danielsson, RPT, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology/Rehabilitation Medicine, Guldhedsgatan 19, S-41345 Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Carin Willén, RPT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology/Rehabilitation Medicine, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology/Rehabilitation Medicine, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.

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    Individual differences in PCI (in beats/m) between the 2 test sessions in the (A) stroke and (B) healthy reference groups, respectively. Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

    Individual differences in PCI (in beats/m) between the 2 test sessions in the (A) stroke and (B) healthy reference groups, respectively. Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

  • Image Result

    Individual differences in V̇o2 per unit distance between the 2 test sessions in the (A) stroke and (B) healthy reference groups, respectively.

    Individual differences in V̇o2 per unit distance between the 2 test sessions in the (A) stroke and (B) healthy reference groups, respectively.

 Supported by the Council of Research and Development of Gothenburg and Southern Bohuslan, the Foundation of the Swedish Stroke Association, Hjalmar Svensson’s Research Foundation, John and Brit Wennerström’s Foundation for Neurological Research, the Swedish Association of Persons with Neurological Disabilities, the Norrbacka-Eugenia Foundation, and the Swedish Research Council (grant no. VR K2002-27-VX-14318-01A).

 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 author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00440-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.760

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 10 , Pages 1298-1303 , October 2007

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