Abstract Gait analysis is a systematic study of human movement. Combining wearable foot pressure sensors and machine learning (ML) solutions for high-fidelity body pose tracking from RGB video frames could reveal more insights into gait abnormalities. However, accurate detection heel strike (HS) toe-off (TO) events crucial to compute interpretable parameters. In this work, we present an experim...

Subjects with unilateral vestibular loss exhibit motor control impairments as shown by body and limb deviation during gait. Biofeedback devices have been shown to improve stance postural control, especially when sensory information is limited by environmental conditions or pathologies such as unilateral vestibular loss. However, the extent to which biofeedback could improve motor performance or...

OBJECTIVE To assess the tolerability and efficacy of a commercially available footdrop neuroprosthesis for treatment of footdrop in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy. DESIGN A prospective, observational pilot study. SETTING Marshfield Clinic, Department of Physical Medicine. PARTICIPANTS Ten children, ages 7-12 years, with hemiparetic cerebral palsy, who use an ankle foot orthosis ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of horseback riding simulation machine training on trunk balance and gait of patients with chronic stroke. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 20 patients hospitalized for treatment after being diagnosed with stroke. Horseback riding simulation training was provided for 30 minutes, 5 times a week, for 6 weeks. Trunk balance was a...

INTRODUCTION Accelerometers are becoming an increasingly important tool in the study of human movement. Their ease and affordability, combined with the potential to collect large amounts of continuous data outside the laboratory setting makes them excellent tools for gait analysis. Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a single tri-axial accelerometer in measuring mean spatiotemporal p...

Gait variability, that is, fluctuations in movement during walking, is an indicator of walking function and has been associated with various adverse outcomes such as falls. In this paper, current research concerning gait variability in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) is discussed. It is well established that persons with MS have greater gait variability compared to age and gender matched c...

Microsoft Kinect is a motion sensing device that allows us to conveniently capture human body motions and extract skeletal data. For biometric from human gait, Kinect lets us extract more kind and more complicated gait features which help improve identification accuracy. This paper proposes biometric from human gait technique from view independent gait analysis based on the Kinect’s motion trac...

The correct choice and customization of an orthosis are crucial to obtain the best comfort and efficiency. This study explored the feasibility of a multivariate quantitative assessment of the functional efficiency of lower limb orthosis through a novel wearable system. Gait basographic parameters and energetic indexes were analysed during a Six-Minute Walking Test (6-MWT) through a cost-effecti...