@article{ref1,
title="The contributions of balance to gait capacity and motor function in chronic stroke",
journal="Journal of physical therapy science",
year="2016",
author="Lee, Kyoung Bo and Lim, Seong Hoon and Kim, Young Dong and Yang, Byung Il and Kim, Kyung Hoon and Lee, Kang Sung and Kim, Eun Ja and Hwang, Byong Yong",
volume="28",
number="6",
pages="1686-1690",
abstract="[Purpose] The aim of this study was to identify the contributions of balance to gait and motor function in chronic stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-three outpatients participated in a cross-sectional assessment. Gait ability was assessed using the functional ambulation category, self-paced 10-m walking speed, and fastest 10-m walking speed. Standing balance and trunk control measures included the Berg Balance Scale and the Trunk Impairment Scale. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed. [Results] Balance was the best predictor of the FAC, self-paced walking speed, and fastest walking speed, accounting for 57% to 61% of the variances. Additionally, the total score of TIS was the only predictor of the motor function of the lower limbs and the dynamic balance of TIS was a predictor of the motor function of the upper limbs, accounting for 41% and 29% of the variance, respectively. [Conclusion] This study demonstrated the relative contribution of standing balance and trunk balance to gait ability and motor function. They show that balance has a high power of explanation of gait ability and that trunk balance is a determinant of motor function rather than gait ability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0915-5287",
doi="10.1589/jpts.28.1686",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.1686"
}