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Impaired pendulum-like mechanics during post-stroke walking: a biomechanical comparison with healthy individuals

  • By

  • Serena Cerfoglio

  • Luca Vismara

  • Lorenzo Priano

  • Alessandro Mauro

  • Matteo Bigoni

  • Manuela Galli

  • Veronica Cimolin

  • May 22, 2026

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    Post-stroke individuals exhibit significantly reduced walking speed, shorter step and stride lengths, and prolonged double support time compared to healthy controls.

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    Mechanical energy recovery, measured by the Energy Recovery Index (ERI), is significantly lower in post-stroke participants than in healthy individuals.

  • 3

    Altered pendulum-like mechanics in post-stroke gait are not solely attributable to reduced walking speed, indicating a more complex underlying issue.

  • 4

    In the stroke group, ERI positively correlates with step length and the Locomotor Rehabilitation Index, while negatively correlating with double support time.

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    The study highlights the importance of biomechanical indices like ERI to complement conventional gait assessments in post-stroke rehabilitation.

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Impaired pendulum-like mechanics during post-stroke walking: a biomechanical comparison with healthy individuals

  • by Serena Cerfoglio, Luca Vismara, Lorenzo Priano, Alessandro Mauro, Matteo Bigoni, Manuela Galli, Veronica Cimolin

  • May 22, 2026

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