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Stiff Knee Gait Disorders as Neuromechanical Consequences of ...

Stiff knee gait (SKG) is defined as decreased knee flexion during the swing phase. It is one of the most common gait disorders following ...

A method to differentiate the causes of stiff-knee gait in stroke patients

In this study, we present a method to differentiate among the causes of SKG, ie the lack of push-off from the presence of muscular activity preventing flexion.

A method to differentiate the causes of stiff-knee gait in stroke patients

Stiff-knee gait (SKG) is a common abnormal gait pattern in patients after stroke characterized by insufficient knee flexion (KF) during ...

Altered muscle synergy structure in patients with poststroke stiff knee ...

Stiff knee gait (SKG) is a common occurrence after stroke, characterized by reduced flexion of the knee joints during the swing phase, which ...

Rectus femoris hyperreflexia contributes to Stiff-Knee gait after stroke

Stiff-Knee gait (SKG) after stroke is often accompanied by decreased knee flexion angle during the swing phase. The decreased knee flexion ...

Stiff Knee Gait - YouTube

This is stiff knee gait, you can see that person raises his pelvis so as to sweep off the heel during swing phase.

How Crouch Gait Can Dynamically Induce Stiff-Knee Gait

These findings demonstrate that decreased knee flexion during swing can occur purely as the dynamical result of crouch, rather than from altered muscle ...

Muscles that influence knee flexion velocity in double support

Stiff-knee gait is commonly attributed to excessive activity of the rectus femoris muscle, which is thought to limit knee flexion by producing an excessive knee ...

Can non-disabled adults reproduce the stiff-knee gait of individuals ...

This study investigated whether a mechanical constraint of knee flexion in non-disabled individuals could help with reproducing the gait pattern of individuals ...

Classification of Stiff-Knee Gait Kinematic Severity after Stroke Using ...

Nowadays, a classification system for unilateral stiff-knee gait (SKG) kinematic severity in hemiparetic adult patients after stroke does not exist.

STIFF KNEE GAIT - WHAT IF THE CAUSE WAS NOT WHERE WE ...

The main cause of stiff-knee gait may not be in the knee, but further below. We perfected a method to differentiate the causes ...

(PDF) Stiff Knee Gait Disorders as Neuromechanical Consequences ...

Abstract. Stiff knee gait (SKG) is defined as decreased knee flexion during the swing phase. It is one of the most common gait disorders ...

stiff knee gait: Topics by Science.gov

Stiff-knee gait (SKG) is a common abnormal gait pattern in patients after stroke characterized by insufficient knee flexion (KF) during swing. Overactivity ...

Understanding biomechanical causes and functional mechanism of ...

Many children with cerebral palsy walk with a stiff knee gait, or a reduction and delay in swing phase knee flexion, which causes tripping or ...

Stiff Knee Gait - RRD

Impaired knee flexion or stiff knee gait is one of the most common gait disorders and occurs in approximately 60% of patients with Cerebrovascular Accident.

Rectus femoris hyperreflexia predicts knee flexion angle in Stiff ...

Stiff-Knee gait (SKG) is one of the most common gait disabilities following stroke. SKG is defined as reduced knee flexion (Perry & Burnfield, ...

Stiff Knee Gait in Adults with Spastic Paresis: A Systematic Review ...

This systematic review is performed to determine the effects of chemodenervation (Motor Branch Block (MBB) or Neuro Muscular Block(NMB)) of the Rectus ...

How To Stop Walking With A Stiff Knee Gait (2 Easy Exercises)

Stiffness in your rectus femoris can cause you to walk with a stiff knee gait pattern. The rectus femoris crosses the hip. Therefore, ...

Stiff knee gait in CP - YouTube

Kasr Alaini, LRC , 18 September 2019.

Stiff Knee Gait Pattern Is Metabolically Inefficient due to Mechanical ...

Individuals with stroke, cerebral palsy, and acquired brain injury often exhibit deficits in hip, knee, and ankle flexion during the swing phase of gait, ...


The biomechanical factors that contribute to knee flexion in normal gait and in the stiff-knee gait of children with cerebral palsy