Co-contraction around the knee and the ankle joints during post-stroke gait.

Creators: Souissi, Hiba; Zory, Raphael; Bredin, Jonathan; Roche, Nicolas; Gerus, Pauline

Others:: Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé (LAMHESS) ; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA); Laboratoire de Physiologie et physiopathologie de l'exercice et handicap (LPPEH) ; Université Jean Monnet [Saint-Étienne] (UJM); IEM Rossetti; Laboratoire de Mécanique, Modélisation et Procédés Propres (M2P2) ; Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

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Impairments resulting from hemiparetic stroke lead to persistent difficulties with walking. Abnormal co-contraction patterns of lower limb muscles might be a compensatory mechanism to deal with its resulting gait impairments.

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Co-contraction around the knee and the ankle joints during post-stroke gait.

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