Spatial Characteristics Of Reactive Stepping Among People Living With Chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

Spatial characteristics of reactive stepping among people living with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury

“…may not indicate greater reactive stepping ability.A prior study comparing the spatial parameters of reactive stepping between people with iSCI and able-bodied individuals demonstrated significantly greater variability in the length and width of the first reactive step for people with iSCI(Heffernan et al, 2021*). These results may help explain the negative correlations of step length variability and step width variability, as measured during the Lean-and-Release test, with specific LE MMT scores (i.e.…”

“…Recent studies have demonstrated that individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) are more likely to require multiple reactive steps compared to able-bodied individuals . Additionally, people with iSCI take reactive steps that are more variable in length and width than their AB counterparts (Heffernan et al, 2021*). Impairments in reactive stepping ability are also evident in other clinical populations.…”

“…, only one of the temporal parameters (foot contact) was found to have good test-retest reliability. To date, the reliability and validity of the spatial parameters of the Lean and Release test have not been established; yet the spatial parameters of reactive stepping are probable targets for balance training and assessment in people with iSCI(Heffernan et al, 2021*). Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the test-retest reliability, agreement, and construct validity of theLemay et al, 2021).…”