Outcome measures | Conditions | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | No Harness | 0% BWS | 30% BWS | |||
 | Nonparetic | Paretic | Nonparetic | Paretic | Nonparetic | Paretic |
Walking speed (m/s) | 0.41 ± 0.24a | 0.38 ± 0.23 | 0.30 ± 0.14a | |||
Cadence (steps/min) | 70.82 ± 20.63 | 70.73 ± 22.32 | 70.53 ± 21.02 | 71.48 ± 22.19 | 69.50 ± 14.53 | 72.13 ± 14.52 |
Stride Length (m) | 0.63 ± 0.20 | 0.63 ± 0.20a | 0.58 ± 0.19 | 0.58 ± 0.18b | 0.48 ± 0.16 | 0.52 ± 0.16a, b |
Stride Speed (m/s) | 0.40 ± 0.22 | 0.40 ± 0.23a | 0.36 ± 0.22 | 0.37 ± 0.22b | 0.28 ± 0.12 | 0.32 ± 0.13a, b |
Initial double stance (%) | 26.59 ± 11.71 | 21.93 ± 12.52 | 27.11 ± 11.33 | 22.42 ± 11.53 | 27.68 ± 9.66 | 19.14 ± 7.92 |
Single limb support (%) | 32.19 ± 9.341 | 18.49 ± 7.021 | 30.56 ± 9.192 | 18.09 ± 7.052 | 31.56 ± 8.303 | 18.42 ± 5.133 |
Terminal double stance (%) | 21.82 ± 9.58 | 26.46 ± 12.07 | 23.54 ± 10.84 | 27.53 ± 11.73 | 22.23 ± 8.27 | 28.69 ± 9.16 |
Swing period (%) | 19.40 ± 6.761 | 33.12 ± 10.181 | 18.79 ± 7.132 | 31.96 ± 9.812 | 18.54 ± 4.873 | 33.75 ± 8.743 |