A Longitudinal Spatiotemporal Analysis of Gait after Traumatic Brain Injury and an Assessment of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation as a Gait Training Technique
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in an array of motor and cognitive impairments. Walking difficulties are common following injury and can limit an individual’s ability to regain independence and achieve community integration. Rehabilitation is commonly used to treat gait-related issues and is in constant need of advancement and refinement. This thesis investigates: (1) the longitudinal change in spatiotemporal features of gait in the first year following TBI and the relationship between these changes and community integration, and (2) the feasibility of rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) as a gait training intervention to address chronic gait impairments of individuals living in the community with a TBI. Patterns of longitudinal spatiotemporal change are described and distinctions between severity groups are clarified. Next, the concurrent and predictive relationship between gait and community integration is elucidated. Lastly, the feasibility of RAS as a gait training technique in chronic TBI is further explored.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Conor Sheridan
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2938430484