Most hemiplegic patients who suffer from stroke experience
restrictions on mobility at home and in the community,
and they especially have difficulty with independent walking1)
. Turnbull et al.2)
suggested that the recovery of gait
ability is an important goal of physical therapy for a stroke
patient, because gait is an important element of functional
independence. With regard to this, Mumman3)
suggest that
the biggest loss after stroke is gait ability, and hemiplegic
patients show disorders in the selective ability of regulated
and coordinated movements, which results in a slow gait velocity
and compensatory movements by the lower extremity
of the unaffected side. Perry4)
also suggested that hemiplegic
patients show a short stride length and slow gait velocity for
result of damage to the joint and to the regulatory function of