Assessment of texture discrimination ability at the sole of the foot in subjects with chronic stroke compared with young and elderly subjects with no neurological deficits: a reliability and validity study

• Published in: Disability and rehabilitation Vol. 40; no. 16; p. 1960
• Main Authors: Ofek, Hadas, Alperin, Mordechai, Knoll, Tsipi, Livne, Daphna, Laufer, Yocheved
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.08.2018
• Subjects: assessment; Stroke; sensation; texture discrimination; lower extremity

To examine validity and test-retest reliability of a sensory test developed to evaluate ability of elderly subjects with/out a stroke to discriminate between textures with the sole of their foot. Subjects poststroke, old adults and young subjects were tested twice. Twelve materials relevant to foot...