Download or read book Individual’s Mechanics, Movement and Kinematics Post-Stroke written by Yih-Kuen Jan and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability after stroke is a major burden on society, due to its high incidence and prevalence. Among the priorities of rehabilitation programs, stroke rehabilitation aims to regain independence and improve patients’ quality of life. Dynamic balance, falls prevention and upper limb recovery are essential features for the clinical management of hemiparetic patients. To optimize movement recovery after stroke, it is essential to select multilevel outcome measures for interpretation of motor recovery and clinical decision-making. In this context, the assessment of movement by means of quantitative movement analysis in hemiparetic post-stroke patients is key to planning rehabilitative intervention. Kinematic analysis facilitates interpreting the extent and mechanisms of motor restoration, and it has been increasingly applied in neurological research.