Hemiplegia and Balance: The Role of Muscle Coordination and Network Connectivity

These changes suggest that good standing balance performance is strongly correlated with loose overall topological connections and a lower degree of intermuscular coupling. This implies that pathologically enhanced muscle coordination would be one of the direct causes of poor balance performance in hemiplegic patients. Improving balance control by improving muscle coordination relationships is a reliable approach. In addition, balance and fall risk in hemiplegic patients can be indirectly determined by network analysis.