Strategies Adopted by Stroke Patients to Maintain Balance in Dynamic Tasks in a Video Game

Postural instability affects motor tasks after a stroke. We investigated the strategies used to maintain balance during quiet standing posture and dynamic tasks in a video game. Sixteen stroke volunteers (12 males, 56 ± 9 years, post-stroke time 35 ± 10 months) and sixteen matched healthy volunteers...

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Published inJournal of motor behavior Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 384 - 393
Main Authors Moreira, Gabrielly Marques, Scrok, Nicoly Dominique, Loureiro, Ana Paula Cunha, Manffra, Elisangela Ferretti
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 04.07.2023
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
center of mass
Humans
Male
margin of stability
Postural Balance
Posture
stroke
Stroke - complications
Stroke Rehabilitation
Video Games
weight-bearing symmetry
weight-bearing symmetry
margin of stability
stroke
center of mass
video games
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Summary:Postural instability affects motor tasks after a stroke. We investigated the strategies used to maintain balance during quiet standing posture and dynamic tasks in a video game. Sixteen stroke volunteers (12 males, 56 ± 9 years, post-stroke time 35 ± 10 months) and sixteen matched healthy volunteers had their biomechanical data collected to obtain the variables: center of mass, base of support, margin of stability, and weight symmetry. Healthy individuals and stroke patients showed similar dynamic stability. However, they adopted different motor strategies to achieve this: healthy individuals increased their base of support as they progressed to more challenging tasks, and stroke volunteers maintained the same base. The margin of stability of stroke volunteers was correlated with the MiniBEST scale.
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ISSN:0022-2895
1940-1027
DOI:10.1080/00222895.2023.2216150