期刊
GAIT & POSTURE
卷 92, 期 -, 页码 294-301出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.11.016
关键词
Gait analysis; Assistive walking device; Walking impairment; Electromyography; Motion capturing
资金
- Imasen company
The non-electric assistive walking device used in the study had a positive effect on the pathological gait patterns of neurological and orthopedic patients, improving their gait and movement patterns. This suggests that the device may help to improve patients' functional health status and quality of life.
Background: Pathological gait patterns are common in neurological and orthopedic patients. These put them at risk of falling and restrict their autonomy and social participation. Novel assistive walking devices are designed to actively support physiological gait patterns by means of motor guidance and mechanical support of the lower limbs.& nbsp;Research question: Does a non-electric assistive walking device powered by a cam-spring mechanism (aLQ, Imasen) improve or otherwise affect pathological gait patterns in neurological and orthopedic patients?& nbsp;Methods: A three-dimensional instrumented gait analysis was conducted on a treadmill (quasar, hp cosmos) using spatiotemporal, kinetic, and kinematic data obtained from synchronized motion capturing (Miqus M3, Qualisys), surface EMG (sEMG; Ultium, Noraxon), and pressure distribution measurements (FMD-T, Zebris). Participants with impaired walking were tested in a randomized repeated measures design (assisted/unassisted; at preferred/ fast speed) and analyzed with regard to their medical condition (orthopedic or neurological group, n = 20 each).& nbsp;Results: In both groups, participants showed a significant increase of step length and decrease of cadence during assisted walking compared to baseline. Immediate kinematic effects included enhanced sagittal hip flexion but reduced extension. On the contrary, knee joint angles and muscle activity of M. gastrocnemius and M. rectus femoris seemed to be unaffected by the aLQ device.& nbsp;Significance: Participants appear to benefit from the assistive walking device regarding gait and movement patterns, which suggests that the tested device may help to improve patients' functional health status and quality of life. Activities of daily living (ADLs) that involve extensive hip flexion like stairs or curb climbing are promising applications. We propose the implementation of an invertible cam-spring that provides an additional resistance training option.
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