Gait initiation and termination strategies in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome

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Gait initiation and termination strategies in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome

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CIMOLIN, VERONICA / CAU, NICOLA / GALLI, MANUELA / Santovito, Cristina / Grugni, Graziano / Capodaglio, Paolo

Gait Initiation (GI) is a functional task representing one of the first voluntary destabilizing behaviours observed in the development of a locomotor pattern as the whole body centre of mass transitions from a large to a small base of support. Conversely, Gait Termination (GT) consists in the transition from walking to standing which, in everyday life, is a very common movement. Compared to normal walking, it requires higher control of postural stability. For a safe GT, the forward movement of the body has to be slowed down to achieve a stable upright position. Stability requirements have to be fulfilled for safe GT. In individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), excessive body weight negatively affects the movement, such as walking and posture, but there are no experimental studies about GI and GT in these individuals. The aim of this study was to quantitatively characterise the strategy of patients with PWS during GI and GT using parameters obtained by the Center of Pressure (CoP) track.

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Title :

Gait initiation and termination strategies in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome

Contributors:

CIMOLIN, VERONICA (author) / CAU, NICOLA (author) / GALLI, MANUELA (author) / Santovito, Cristina (author) / Grugni, Graziano (author) / Capodaglio, Paolo (author) / Cimolin, Veronica / Cau, Nicola / Galli, Manuela / Santovito, Cristina

Publication date :

2017-01-01

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-017-0257-7

Type of media :

Article (Journal)

Type of material :

Electronic Resource

Language :

English

Keywords :

Center of pressure , Gait initiation , Gait termination , Obesity , Prader-Willi syndrome , Rehabilitation