Motor Abilities in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Spine and Hemiplegia after Stroke

Abstract

The present study examined the relation between motor abilities in hemiplegic stroke patents. In 2005, 34 patients (osteoarthritis of the spine, 19; hemiplegia stroke, 15, and 15 control subjects) performed physical therapy at Kasari Town Dispensary. Measurements indicated that grip strength and hemiplegia after stroke patients. Walking at maximum speed was faster in the control group than hemiplegia after stroke patients. Walking at maximum speed was faster in osteoarthritis of the spine than hemiplegia after stroke patients. An age-related decline was confirmed in knee strength of hemiplegia after stroke patients.