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Table 1 Temporal-spatial parameters of walking during the stride cycle.

From: The use of body weight support on ground level: an alternative strategy for gait training of individuals with stroke

Outcome measures

Conditions

 

No Harness

0% BWS

30% BWS

 

Nonparetic

Paretic

Nonparetic

Paretic

Nonparetic

Paretic

Walking speed (m/s)

0.41 ± 0.24a

0.38 ± 0.23

0.30 ± 0.14a

Cadence (steps/min)

70.82 ± 20.63

70.73 ± 22.32

70.53 ± 21.02

71.48 ± 22.19

69.50 ± 14.53

72.13 ± 14.52

Stride Length (m)

0.63 ± 0.20

0.63 ± 0.20a

0.58 ± 0.19

0.58 ± 0.18b

0.48 ± 0.16

0.52 ± 0.16a, b

Stride Speed (m/s)

0.40 ± 0.22

0.40 ± 0.23a

0.36 ± 0.22

0.37 ± 0.22b

0.28 ± 0.12

0.32 ± 0.13a, b

Initial double stance (%)

26.59 ± 11.71

21.93 ± 12.52

27.11 ± 11.33

22.42 ± 11.53

27.68 ± 9.66

19.14 ± 7.92

Single limb support (%)

32.19 ± 9.341

18.49 ± 7.021

30.56 ± 9.192

18.09 ± 7.052

31.56 ± 8.303

18.42 ± 5.133

Terminal double stance (%)

21.82 ± 9.58

26.46 ± 12.07

23.54 ± 10.84

27.53 ± 11.73

22.23 ± 8.27

28.69 ± 9.16

Swing period (%)

19.40 ± 6.761

33.12 ± 10.181

18.79 ± 7.132

31.96 ± 9.812

18.54 ± 4.873

33.75 ± 8.743

  1. Mean (± SD) values of mean walking speed, cadence, stride length, stride speed, duration of initial double stance, single limb support, terminal double stance, and swing period, during stride cycle in the three conditions (no harness, 0% of BWS, and 30% of BWS) on nonparetic and paretic body sides of individuals with chronic stroke (n = 13). Note: same letter indicates difference between conditions; same number indicates difference between body sides.