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Title: Stroke


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Stroke
2
Stroke Symptoms
  • Sitting and Standing Balance

3
Stroke Symptoms
  • Spasticity
  • Contractures
  • Altered gait cycle
  • Drop foot

4
Effects on Standing Posture
  • Internal rotation of the shoulder
  • Flexion of the elbow
  • Flexion of the wrist
  • Flexion of the hip
  • Adduction of the hip
  • Flexion of the knee
  • Equinus of the ankle
  • Uneven weight bearing

5
Drop Foot Gait
6
Drop Foot
7
Treatment of Drop Foot
  • Ankle-Foot Orthotic(AFO) Dorsiflexion Assist

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Resources
  • http//www.stroke.org.uk/information/when_a_stroke
    _happens/factsheets/balance_problems.html
  • http//www.stroke.org.uk/information/when_a_stroke
    _happens/factsheets/index.html
  • http//www.beckerorthopedic.com/tamarack/tamarack.
    htm (AFO images)
  • http//stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/
    8/1354R1
  • http//www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/
    docs/3600/3693.asp?index12099
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