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Evaluation of balance functions using temporo-spatial gait analysis parameters in patients with brain lesions

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Abstract
This study aimed to compare gait analysis and balance function measurements, such as the Berg balance scale (BBS) score to seek specific measurements that can represent the balance functions of patients with brain lesions. Additionally, we also compared other different gait function scale scores with gait analysis measurements. This study included 77 patients with brain lesions admitted to our institution between January 2017 and August 2020. Their gait analysis parameters and clinical data, including personal data; clinical diagnosis; duration of the disease; cognition, ambulation, and stair-climbing sub-scores of the modified Barthel index (MBI); manual muscle test (MMT) findings of both lower extremities; functional ambulation category (FAC); and BBS score, were retrospectively analyzed. A multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify the gait analysis parameters that would significantly correlate with the balance function and other physical performances. In the results, the BBS scores were significantly correlated with the gait speed and step width/height(2). However, the other gait function measurements, such as the FAC and ambulation and stair-climbing sub-scores of the MBI, were correlated only with the gait speed. Additionally, both the summations of the lower extremity MMT findings and anti-gravity lower extremity MMT findings were correlated with the average swing phase time. Therefore, in the gait analysis, the gait speed may be an important factor in determining the balance and gait functions of the patients with brain lesions. Moreover, the step width/height(2) may be a significant factor in determining their balance function. However, further studies with larger sample sizes should be performed to confirm this relationship.
Author(s)
김성현김충린박동휘양동석이병주주나영
Issued Date
2021
Type
Article
Keyword
BalanceBiophysicsCognitionGaitLesionsNeurology
DOI
10.1038/s41598-021-82358-2
URI
https://oak.ulsan.ac.kr/handle/2021.oak/7827
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Publisher
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Location
영국
Language
영어
ISSN
2045-2322
Citation Volume
11
Citation Number
1
Citation Start Page
2745
Citation End Page
2745
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