@article{oai:hirosaki.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005518,
 author = {Cavan, Shuit and Takami, Akiyoshi and Makino, Misato and Iwata, Manabu},
 issue = {1-4},
 journal = {弘前医学},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Background: In hemiplegia cases having upper and lower extremity disorders, arm swing is seldom the priority of consideration. One of the reasons is that the purpose of arm swinging has not yet been clarified.
Objective: To investigate the effect of arm swing on walking abilities of hemiplegia case.
Method: 17 hemiplegia stroke patients participated in this study. The subjects performed a 10m walking test randomly with 4 different conditions of arm swing while the time, steps taken and pelvic fluctuation were measured. The 4 conditions were: 1） normal gait, 2） single arm restricted gait, 3） both arm restricted gait, and 4） maximum arm swing gait. The outcomes were analyzed by multiple comparison with a significance level of less than 5%.
Results: There were no significant differences in gait parameters between the conditions of arm swing. Thus, the subjects were sorted based on their severity of hemiplegia （Brunnstrom recovery stage）. In medium severity of hemiplegia cases （Brunnstrom stageⅢ-Ⅳ）, the patients tended to, when swinging only the non-paralyzed arm have a greater velocity and step length. On the other hand, in low severity of hemiplegia cases（ Brunnstrom stageⅤ）, the patients showed the same tendencies as the healthy adults showed in a previous study.
Conclusions: It may have an impact on walking abilities if stroke patients swing their non-hemiplegia side arm while wearing an arm sling but this needs further investigation.},
 pages = {119--123},
 title = {The Relationship Between Arm Swing and Walking Abilities in Hemiplegia Patients},
 volume = {69},
 year = {2019}
}