Validation of a Footwear-Based Gait Analysis System With Action-Related Feedback

IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2016 Sep;24(9):971-980. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2015.2498287. Epub 2015 Nov 5.

Abstract

Quantitative gait analysis enables clinicians to evaluate patient mobility and to diagnose neuromuscular disorders. The clinical application of gait analysis is currently limited by the high operating costs of gait laboratories. The use of instrumented footwear that performs out of the lab measurements on subjects' walking patterns is a promising way to overcome this limitation. Besides serving as assessment tools, such devices can also act as retraining tools that help regulate a patient's gait with acoustic or vibrotactile stimuli.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Actigraphy / instrumentation*
  • Adult
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Feedback, Sensory / physiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / instrumentation*
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation*
  • Physical Stimulation / instrumentation*
  • Physical Stimulation / methods
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Shoes*
  • Touch / physiology
  • Transducers, Pressure
  • Walking Speed / physiology*