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  • Title: Relationships among walking performance, postural stability, and functional assessments of the hemiplegic patient.
    Author: Dettmann MA, Linder MT, Sepic SB.
    Journal: Am J Phys Med; 1987 Apr; 66(2):77-90. PubMed ID: 3578493.
    Abstract:
    Fifteen male hemiplegic subjects were tested using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment and Barthel Index to evaluate their level of function. Walking performance using interrupted light photography and postural maneuvers while standing on a force platform were recorded for all subjects. Significant relationships were found among functional assessments, objective measures of walking, postural stability and between sections of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment. The hemiplegic subject's gait was characterized by a lack of symmetry and slow speed. Their area of stability during weight shifting was dramatically smaller than for normal men and was located closer to the non-paretic side. The results of this study lend support to the use of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment and Barthel Index as quantitative measures of hemiplegic patient's function.
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