The Presence of a Paretic Propulsion Reserve During Gait in Individuals Following Stroke

I have zero understanding on this. Our fucking failures of stroke associations

should analyze and write in 5th grade language all stroke research. Survivors need to understand it exactly so they can train their therapists and doctors. Expecting doctors and therapists to read and implement stroke research has been proven to be a failure forever.  The bottom up approach will work much better.

I didn't understand these earlier propulsion researches either:

Paretic Propulsion and Trailing Limb Angle Are Key Determinants of Long-Distance Walking Function After Stroke June 2015 

Evaluation of measurements of propulsion used to reflect changes in walking speed in individuals poststroke  June 2018

The latest here:

The Presence of a Paretic Propulsion Reserve During Gait in Individuals Following Stroke

Michael D. Lewek, PhD, Cristina Raiti, DPT, Amanda Doty, DPT

First Published December 18, 2018 Research Article

https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968318809920

Article information

Abstract

Background. The residual hemiparesis after stroke results in a unilateral reduction in propulsive force during gait. Prior work has suggested the presence of a propulsive reserve in the paretic limb. Objective. The purpose of this study was to quantify the paretic propulsive reserve in individuals poststroke and to determine the biomechanical mechanism underlying the generation of additional paretic propulsive limb force.  
Methods. Ten individuals with chronic hemiparesis poststroke walked on a treadmill(What type?

The treadmill bike!? ;

air pressure treadmill ;

Turning-Based Treadmill ;

underwater treadmill ;

Split Belt Treadmill ;

rotating treadmill )

against an impeding force (ascending 0% to 10% body weight [BW], in 2.5% BW increments, followed by descending 10% to 0% BW, also in 2.5% BW increments) applied to the body’s center of mass. The resulting propulsive forces were measured bilaterally and compared between impeding force levels. We then assessed potential mechanisms (trailing limb angle and plantarflexion moment) underlying the changes in propulsion.
Results. Overall, peak paretic propulsive force increased by 92% and the paretic propulsive impulse increased by 225%, resulting in a significant increase in the paretic limb’s contribution to propulsion. Participants continued to produce increased paretic propulsion on removal of the impeding force. The trailing limb angle contributed significantly to the increase in paretic propulsion, whereas the plantarflexion moment did not.  
Conclusions. Participants exhibited a robust propulsive reserve on the paretic limb, suggesting that there is untapped potential that can be exploited through rehabilitation to improve gait recovery. The increase in propulsive symmetry indicates that a greater response was observed by the paretic limb rather than increased compensation by the nonparetic limb.