Variable gait training to improve gait stability in ankle-foot orthosis users with neuromuscular disorders: A pilot study
Variable gait training may enhance gait stability and target-stepping accuracy in ankle-foot orthosis users who initially perceived little benefits. No improvements on balance outcomes and mixed outcomes on perceived walking ability were found. A larger study is needed to determine whether variable gait training following orthosis provision could lead to meaningful changes in gait stability, balance, and daily functioning.
Authors
- Bart Raijmakers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6423-7395)
- Frans Nollet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2847-9995)
- Elza van Duijnhoven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7876-046X)
- Niels F. J. Waterval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-7137)
- Fieke Sophia Koopman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5260-0727)
- Merel‐Anne Brehm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3425-4661)
- Katinka van der Kooij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4190-7827)
Institutions
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Biomechanics
- Published
- 2025-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2025.106533
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.76