Author:
Chae Sung-won,Song Jae-Jun,Kim Woo-Sub
Abstract
AbstractAlthough symptoms of unilateral vestibular neuritis (uVN) resolve spontaneously within several weeks, recovery of gait function has unclearness in gait parameter changes and mediolateral stability improvements. In addition, prospective longitudinal studies on gait parameters after uVN are lacking. This study was conducted to reveal longitudinal change of gait function after acute uVN and to help the precise rehabilitation planning. Twenty three participants with uVN and 20 controls were included. 3D gait analyses were conducted three times after uVN onset at monthly intervals. From the gait analysis data, spatio-temporal parameters, inclination angle (IA) representing the relationship between center of mass (CoM) and center of pressure (CoP) in the frontal plane, and IA variability were obtained. Time effects on gait metrics were tested. Walking speed of participants with uVN improved significantly between the 1st and 3rd tests, but they were not significantly different to that of control, even in the 1st test. The step width of participants with uVN was significantly larger than that of control in the 1st test and improved significantly in the 2nd test. Variability of IA in affected side was significantly larger than that in controls in the 1st test and improved significantly in the 3rd test compared to the 1st test. Improvement of overall gait function and mediolateral stability during gait continued after acute stage of uVN (two months from onset in this study). Rehabilitation intervention should be continued after the acute stage of uVN to enhance appropriate adaptation in gait.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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