Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 9 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 80-84
Level of Community Walking in Post Stroke Patients, Correlation with Clinical Walking Performance –A Cross Sectional Study
Kannan Dhasaradharaman1, Ferdinand Robert2, Anantharaj. K3, Kohilavani. S4
1Professor Cum Principal, 2Professor Cum Vice Principal, 3Professors,
JKK MMRF College of Physiotherapy, Komarapalayam
Corresponding Author: Kannan Dhasaradharaman
ABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of the study was to find out the relationship between the type of gait training, walking performance, community ambulation in post stroke patients.
Objectives: To estimate the relationship between clinical walking performance and level of community ambulation in post stroke patients.
Method: Cross sectional co-relational study. The 60 samples were selected by convenient sampling method. The outcome measures were 10MWT, 6MWT,and Self-reported community ambulation assessment questioner for stroke patients. Pearson’s co relation, spearman rho and one way ANOVA were used to find the co relation between variables.
Results: There was very poor co relation existed between the gait velocity and endurance.
Conclusion: level of community ambulation was not influenced by gait velocity and endurance of walking among the stroke survivors
Key words: Community ambulation, 10mwt, 6mwt, walking endurance.