Quantitative Analyses of Gait Cycle in Hemiplegia

Objective:To find the walking feature of the hemiplegia by the quantitative analysis of phases and cycle in hemiplegic gait after stroke.Methods: To compare the difference of the gait cycle between 30 hemiplegic patients and 30 healthy people by using Wall and Ryuichi's gait analyses methods. Results: The period of support of affected side in experiment group was significantly shorter than that of unaffected side (P0.01). Meanwhile, the sway period of affected side was remarkably longer than that of unaffected side (P0.01). There were also notable differences in the phase of double support and gait cycle between experiment group and control group(P0.01). Conclusion: The study indicates that the shorter single support time during the gait cycle in patients is responsible for the abnormal walking velocity , awful gait and decreased ability of walking. It suggests that increasing single support training is an effective way for improving the patients'gait.