scholarly journals Assessment of spatio-temporal gait parameters in the group of 9 years old healthy children

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-381
Author(s):  
Daniel Szymczyk ◽  
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Joanna Majewska ◽  
Magdalena Szczepanik ◽  
Katarzyna Bazarnik-Mucha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Children ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Spatio Temporal

scholarly journals Symmetry of Gait in Underweight, Normal and Overweight Children and Adolescents

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 2054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronica Cimolin ◽  
Nicola Cau ◽  
Alessandro Sartorio ◽  
Paolo Capodaglio ◽  
Manuela Galli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Inertial Sensor ◽  
Movement Analysis ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Lateral Direction ◽  
Gait Symmetry ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
And Gender

Abnormal excess or lack of body mass can influence gait patterns, but in some cases such differences are subtle and not easy to detect, even with quantitative techniques for movement analysis. In these situations, the study of trunk accelerations may represent an effective way to detecting gait anomalies in terms of symmetry through the calculation of Harmonic Ratio (HR), a parameter obtained by processing trunk accelerations in the frequency domain. In the present study we used this technique to assess the existence of differences in HR during gait in a cohort of 75 healthy children and early adolescents (aged 7–14 years) stratified into 3 equally-sized age and gender-matched groups (Underweight: UW; Normal Weight: NW; Overweight: OW). The accelerometric signal, acquired using a single wearable inertial sensor, was processed to calculate stride length, speed, cadence and HR in antero-posterior, vertical and medio-lateral directions. No differences in spatio-temporal parameters were found among groups, while the HR in the medio-lateral direction was found significantly lower in UW children, while OW exhibited the highest values. On the basis of the results obtained, HR appears capable of discriminating gait symmetry in children with different body mass even when conventional gait parameters are unchanged.

Variability of gait spatio-temporal parameters during treadmill walking

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslaw Latka ◽  
Klaudia Kozlowska ◽  
Bruce J. West
Keyword(s):  
Stride Length ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Treadmill Walking ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Nonlinear Functions ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
First Case ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Abstract During treadmill walking, the subject’s stride length (SL) and duration (ST) yield a stride speed (SS) which fluctuates over a narrow range centered on the treadmill belt’s speed. We recently demonstrated that ST and SL trends are strongly correlated and serve as control manifolds about which the corresponding gait parameters fluctuate. The fundamental problem, which has not yet been investigated, concerns the contribution of SL and ST fluctuations to SS variability. To investigate this relation, we approximate SS variance by the linear combination of SL variance and ST variance, as well as their covariance. The combination coefficients are nonlinear functions of ST and SL mean values and, consequently, depend on treadmill speed. The approximation applies to constant speed treadmill walking and walking on a treadmill whose belt speed is perturbed by strong, high-frequency noise. In the first case, up to 80% of stride speed variance comes from SL fluctuations. In the presence of perturbations, the SL contribution decreases with increasing speed, but its lowest value is still twice as large as that of either ST variance or SL-ST covariance. The presented evidence supports the hypothesis that stride length adjustments are primarily responsible for speed maintenance during walking. Such a control strategy is evolutionarily advantageous due to the weak speed dependence of the SL contribution to SS variance. The ability to maintain speed close to that of a moving cohort did increase the chance of an individual’s survival throughout most of human evolution.

scholarly journals Quantitative assessment of gait parameters in people with Parkinson's disease in laboratory and clinical setting: Are the measures interchangeable?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Pau ◽  
Federica Corona ◽  
Roberta Pili ◽  
Carlo Casula ◽  
Marco Guicciardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Stride Length ◽  
Experimental Setting ◽  
Optoelectronic System ◽  
Double Support ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Wearable Accelerometers

This study aimed to investigate possible differences in spatio-temporal gait parameters of people with Parkinson’s Disease (pwPD) when they are tested either in laboratory using 3D Gait Analysis or in a clinical setting using wearable accelerometers. The main spatio-temporal gait parameters (speed, cadence, stride length, stance, swing and double support duration) of 31 pwPD were acquired: i) using a wearable accelerometer in a clinical setting while wearing shoes (ISS); ii) same as condition 1, but barefoot (ISB); iii) using an optoelectronic system (OES) undressed and barefoot. While no significant differences were found for cadence, stance, swing and double support duration, the experimental setting affected speed and stride length that decreased (by 17% and 12% respectively, P<0.005) when passing from the clinical (ISS) to the laboratory (OES) setting. These results suggest that gait assessment should be always performed in the same conditions to avoid errors, which may lead to inaccurate patient’s evaluations.

Changes in spatio-temporal gait parameters and vertical speed during an extreme mountain ultra-marathon

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 1339-1345
Author(s):  
David Jeker ◽  
Mathieu Falbriard ◽  
Gianluca Vernillo ◽  
Frederic Meyer ◽  
Aldo Savoldelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Vertical Speed ◽  
Spatio Temporal

scholarly journals Stroke Gait Rehabilitation: A Comparison of End-Effector, Overground Exoskeleton, and Conventional Gait Training

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Goffredo ◽  
Chiara Iacovelli ◽  
Emanuele Russo ◽  
Sanaz Pournajaf ◽  
Chiara Di Blasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Gait Training ◽  
Gait Rehabilitation ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
End Effector ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Clinically Significant

Gait recovery is one of the main goals of post-stroke rehabilitation and Robot-Assisted Gait Training (RAGT) has shown positive outcomes. However, there is a lack of studies in the literature comparing the effects of different devices. This paper aims to study the effects, in terms of clinical and gait outcomes, of treadmill-based and overground RAGT, compared to conventional gait training in stroke subjects. The results showed a significant improvement of clinical outcomes in both robotic treatments and in conventional therapy. The performance of locomotor tasks was clinically significant in the robotic groups only. The spatio-temporal gait parameters did not reveal any significant difference. Results suggest future multicentre studies on a larger number of subjects.

scholarly journals Influences of Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters on Walking Efficiency of Children with Cerebral Palsy

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159
Author(s):  
Minoru KIMOTO ◽  
Yasuko NORO ◽  
Chizuru KATOU ◽  
Takanori KONDO ◽  
Hiroaki NAKANO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Walking Efficiency

Measures of dynamic balance during level walking in healthy adult subjects: Relationship with age, anthropometry and spatio-temporal gait parameters

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Lencioni ◽  
Ilaria Carpinella ◽  
Marco Rabuffetti ◽  
Davide Cattaneo ◽  
Maurizio Ferrarin
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Frontal Plane ◽  
The Body ◽  
Heel Strike ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Spatio Temporal

The maintenance of balance in dynamic conditions (e.g. during walking) is a necessary requirement that motor control must reach to avoid falls. However, this is a challenging situation, since to ensure the forward progression of the body, the center of mass must stay outside the base of support in the sagittal plane, and simultaneously remain inside the lateral borders in the frontal plane. Deviation from normative data of healthy subjects in dynamic balance could be used to quantify gait stability, fall risk and to provide hints for rehabilitation. However, normative data can be influenced by age, sex, anthropometry and spatio-temporal gait parameters, and such differences among subjects and leg side can hamper accurate assessment. The aims of this study were to investigate, in a group of healthy subjects: (1) possible asymmetry in dynamic balance maintenance strategies between leg sides, (2) the influence of age, sex and anthropometry on stability and (3) its dependence by spatio-temporal gait parameters. A total of 34 healthy subjects aged between 21 and 71 years, and ranging from 50.1 to 101.6 kg of body mass and from 155.0 to 188.9 cm of height were assessed on spatio-temporal and dynamic balance parameters (Foot Placement Estimator at heel strike and Margin of Stability at mid-stance) during self-selected gait. No parameter showed differences between legs. Dynamic balance parameters were influenced by sex, age, body mass and height mainly in the frontal plane. These measures were also correlated with gait speed and stride length both in the antero-posterior and medio-lateral directions. In addition also cadence and step width influenced the stability in the sagittal and frontal planes, respectively. The findings of this study confirm the symmetry in motor control of dynamic balance during self-selected gait in healthy subjects. Sex, anthropometry and spatio-temporal gait parameters have a significant effect on stability parameters, and this should be taken into account in dynamic balance studies.

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