Ankle proprioception during gait in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury

Introduction
Proprioception is known to be affected after a spinal cord injury (SCI). However, it is currently assessed during simple tasks that do not reflect activities of daily living. To better understand how proprioception affects movement, assessing it during a functional sensorimotor task such as walking is therefore of primary importance.
Therefore, the objectives of this study were as follows: (a) measure the protocol reliability of a new robotic test in non disabled controls; (b) evaluate the effect non lesion-related factors such as sex, age, pain, and gait speed on ankle proprioception; and (c) assess ankle proprioception during walking in individuals with SCI.