Effects of wearable visual cueing on gait pattern and stability in patients with Parkinson’s disease [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 The present study examined the effects of wearable visual cues, provided by a wearable laser device, on the gait pattern and stability in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Wei Zhang +8 more
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Abnormal Gait Pattern Examination Screening for Physical Activity Level after One Year in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis [PDF]
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2023 This study examined the relationship between abnormal gait pattern and physical activity level one year later in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and determined the clinical utility of the abnormal gait pattern examination. Initially, the patients’
Shunsuke Yamashina +3 more
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The gait pattern and not the femoral morphology is the main contributor to asymmetric hip joint loading. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Gait asymmetry and skeletal deformities are common in many children with cerebral palsy (CP). Changes of the hip joint loading, i.e. hip joint contact force (HJCF), can lead to pathological femoral growth.
Willi Koller, Arnold Baca, Hans Kainz
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Diagnosis of Autism in Children Based on their Gait Pattern and Movement Signs Using the Kinect Sensor [PDF]
Journal of Medical Signals and SensorsBackground: Autism spectrum disorders are a type of developmental disorder that primarily disrupt social interactions and communications. Autism has no treatment, but early diagnosis of it is crucial to reduce these effects.
Shabnam Akhoondi Yazdi +2 more
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Gait pattern after electromechanically-assisted gait training with the Hybrid Assistive Limb and conventional gait training in sub-acute stroke rehabilitation—A subsample from a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 IntroductionElectromechanically-assisted gait training has been introduced in stroke rehabilitation as a means to enable gait training with a large number of reproducible and symmetrical task repetitions, i.e. steps.
Anneli Wall +4 more
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User Identification Using Gait Patterns on UbiFloorII [PDF]
Sensors, 2011 This paper presents a system of identifying individuals by their gait patterns. We take into account various distinguishable features that can be extracted from a user’s gait and then divide them into two classes: walking pattern and stepping pattern ...
Jaeseok Yun
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Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2022 IntroductionRobot-assisted gait training has been reported to improve gait in individuals with hemiparetic stroke. Ideally, the gait training program should be customized based on individuals’ gait characteristics and longitudinal changes.
Daisuke Imoto +4 more
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Efficiency and Stability of Step-To Gait in Slow Walking
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022 As humans, we constantly change our movement strategies to adapt to changes in physical functions and the external environment. We have to walk very slowly in situations with a high risk of falling, such as walking on slippery ice, carrying an ...
Kento Hirayama +9 more
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Effects of a single corrective exercise and taping on gait patterns, plantar pressure, balance, and pain in female moderate hallux valgus patients [PDF]
Cheyuk gwahag yeon-gu, 2020 Purpose This study was designed to examine the effects of a single corrective exercise (CEX) and corrective kinesio taping (CKT) on gait patterns, plantar pressure, balance, and pain in 20~30s female patients with moderate hallux valgus.
Tae-Geun Yoo +2 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 BackgroundThe identification of patients with gait disturbance associated with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is challenging. This is due to the multifactorial causes of gait disturbance in elderly people and the single moment ...
Sandra Fernandes Dias +7 more
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