PMID: 11932848Apr 5, 2002Paper

The effect of shoe wedges and lifts on symmetry of stance and weight bearing in hemiparetic individuals

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Gianna M Rodriguez, Alexander S Aruin

Abstract

To determine the effect of shoe wedges and lifts on symmetry of stance and weight bearing in hemiparetic individuals. Weight bearing on the paretic side was measured in patients with hemiparesis during quiet standing and in conditions of compelled weight shift. Free-standing acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Nine individuals with hemiparesis as a result of unilateral stroke who were able to stand for 3 to 5 minutes without assistance or rest, and satisfied other inclusion criteria. Compelled shift of the body weight was induced with different shoe wedges (5 degrees, 7.5 degrees, 12.5 degrees) or shoe lifts (0.6, 0.9, 1.2cm), which extended under the entire shoe of the unaffected limb. Weight-bearing symmetry scores were used to characterize the symmetry of stance. Weight-bearing symmetry scores. Without a shoe wedge or a shoe lift, weight-bearing symmetry was characterized by underloading of the paretic limb (39.90% +/-.80% of body weight). Weight shift induced by shoe wedges or shoe lifts applied to the unaffected limb promoted improved symmetry of weight bearing and stance. A shoe wedge of 5 degrees provided the most symmetrical weight distribution (51.44% +/- 1.88% of body weight). Shoe wedges and shoe lifts under the...Continue Reading

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