Stroke

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Stroke
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Stroke Symptoms

• Sitting and Standing Balance

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Stroke Symptoms

• Spasticity
• Contractures
• Altered gait cycle
• Drop foot

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Effects on Standing Posture

• Internal rotation of the shoulder
• Flexion of the elbow
• Flexion of the wrist
• Flexion of the hip
• Adduction of the hip
• Flexion of the knee
• Equinus of the ankle
• Uneven weight bearing

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Drop Foot Gait
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Drop Foot
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Treatment of Drop Foot

• Ankle-Foot Orthotic(AFO) Dorsiflexion Assist

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Resources

• http//www.stroke.org.uk/information/when_a_stroke
  _happens/factsheets/balance_problems.html
• http//www.stroke.org.uk/information/when_a_stroke
  _happens/factsheets/index.html
• http//www.beckerorthopedic.com/tamarack/tamarack.
  htm (AFO images)
• http//stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/
  8/1354R1
• http//www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/
  docs/3600/3693.asp?index12099