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Proposed step training with auditory feedback for post-stroke hemiparetic patients with knee hyperextension

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: [Purpose] The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment combining auditory feedback regarding knee flexion angle with gait training utilizing proprioceptive feedback in reducing knee hyperextension, focusing on knee joint angles in gait. [Participants and Methods] Six post-stroke hemiparetic patients underwent the intervention, and we measured the knee flexion angle and the shank tilt angle while they were walking with their own ankle-foot orthoses pre- and post-intervention and evaluate the therapeutic effects. [Results] The knee flexion angles in each phase of the gait cycle did not differ significantly between pre- and post-intervention, but the forward tilt angles of the lower leg in the mid-stance phase and the terminal stance phase were significantly higher post-intervention. [Conclusion] These findings suggest that the treatment described in this study alleviated knee hyperextension.

Source: Journal of Physical Therapy Science

DOI: 10.1589/jpts.38.486

Authors: Shinnosuke Kikuchi, Minoru Murayama

Institution: Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Language: English

Topic: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Subfield: Rehabilitation

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Niigata University of Health and Welfare