David Downham
University of Liverpool
26 Papers
195 Citations
David Downham is an academic researcher from University of Liverpool. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fascicle & Vastus lateralis muscle. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 26 publications. Previous affiliations of David Downham include Sultan Qaboos University.
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Papers
Reliability of gait performance tests in men and women with hemiparesis after stroke
Ulla-Britt Flansbjer,Anna Maria Holmbäck,David Downham,Carolynn Patten,Carolynn Patten,Jan Lexell,Jan Lexell +6 more
TL;DR: These commonly used gait performance tests are highly reliable and can be recommended to evaluate improvements in various aspects of gaitperformance in individuals with chronic mild to moderate hemiparesis after stroke.
How to assess the reliability of measurements in rehabilitation.
Jan Lexell,David Downham +1 more
TL;DR: Methods that can be used to assess reliability and how data from reliability analyses can aid the interpretation of results from rehabilitation interventions are presented.
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Distribution of different fibre types in human skeletal muscles. Fibre type arrangement in m. vastus lateralis from three groups of healthy men between 15 and 83 years.
TL;DR: It is argued that the process of denervation and reinnervation of individual fibres has started before the age of 50, is a major factor in a progressive reduction of fibres with increasing age and is probably caused by a continuous loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord.
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Knee Muscle Strength, Gait Performance, and Perceived Participation After Stroke
TL;DR: Knee muscle strength is a moderate to strong predictor of walking ability in individuals with chronic mild to moderate poststroke hemiparesis, but the strengths of the relations indicate that other factors are also important.
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Progressive resistance training after stroke: Effects on muscle strength, muscle tone, gait performance and perceived participation.
TL;DR: Progressive resistance training is an effective intervention to improve muscle strength in chronic stroke and there appear to be long-term benefits, but further studies are needed to clarify the effects.
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