The relationship between clinical evaluation of the trunk and trunk movement in the gait of hemiplegic patients

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the trunk impairment scale (TIS), an evaluation of trunk function, and gait. [Subjects] The participants were fourteen hemiplegic men. [Methods] Trunk movement of the gait was measured using a 3D-motion analysis system and the trunk function was evaluated by TIS. [Results] A significant relationship was found between the angle of the trunk in the terminal stance of gait and TIS. In particular, there was a correlation between the rotation angle of the middle of the trunk and the dynamic and coordination items of TIS. [Conclusion] These results suggest that TIS is an adequate evaluation tool of trunk movement, especially rotation of the trunk, in the terminal stance phase of hemiplegic patients’ gait.