Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (N = 16).
| ID | Age (yr.) | TPS (mos.) | Gender | Paretic Side | AFO | AD* | MMT | AROM (deg) | Speed (m/s) | Ambulation Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | 266 | F | R | Y | Y | 1+ | −19 | 0.370 | H |
| 2 | 37 | 235 | F | R | Y | N | 4− | −17 | 0.970 | C |
| 4 | 70 | 19 | M | L | N | 4PC | 4− | −5 | 0.460 | LC |
| 5 | 49 | 36 | M | R | N | N | 4− | −13 | 0.929 | C |
| 6 | 68 | 134 | F | R | Y | N | 4− | −8 | 0.550 | LC |
| 7 | 44 | 14 | F | L | N | 1PC | 4− | −3 | 0.620 | LC |
| 8 | 34 | 19 | F | L | Y | N | 4− | −14 | 0.699 | LC |
| 9 | 58 | 86 | M | L | N | 1PC | 4− | −5 | 0.785 | LC |
| 10 | 30 | 360 | F | L | Y | N | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | C |
| 11 | 60 | 233 | M | L | Y | 1PC | 4− | −19 | 0.844 | C |
| 12 | 55 | 138 | M | R | Y | N | 4− | 5 | 0.796 | LC |
| 14 | 47 | 56 | F | L | Y | 1PC | 1 | 0 | 0.483 | LC |
| 16 | 52 | 95 | M | L | N | 1PC | 2+ | −15 | 0.603 | LC |
| 18 | 39 | 66 | M | R | Y | 1PC | 0 | −25 | 0.738 | LC |
| 20 | 65 | 25 | F | L | Y | 4PC | 2− | −5 | 0.510 | LC |
| 21 | 64 | 308 | M | L | N | 1PC | 4+ | 0 | 0.945 | LC |
TPS: time post-stroke, AFO: ankle foot orthotic, AD: assistive device, MMT: manual muscle test in dorsiflexion, DGI: dynamic gait index, H/C/LC: home/limited/community ambulator, AROM: active ROM in dorsiflexion, 4PC: quad cane, 1PC: single point cane.