Foot worn inertial sensors for gait assessment and rehabilitation based on motorized shoes.

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serval:BIB_137EF7BFB91C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Foot worn inertial sensors for gait assessment and rehabilitation based on motorized shoes.
Journal
Conference Proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering In Medicine and Biology Society. Ieee Engineering In Medicine and Biology Society. Conference
Author(s)
Aminian K., Mariani B., Paraschiv-Ionescu A., Hoskovec C., Bula C., Penders J., Tacconi C., Marcellini F.
ISSN
1557-170X (Print)
ISSN-L
1557-170X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Volume
2011
Pages
5820-5823
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tPublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Fall prevention in elderly subjects is often based on training and rehabilitation programs that include mostly traditional balance and strength exercises. By applying such conventional interventions to improve gait performance and decrease fall risk, some important factors are neglected such as the dynamics of the gait and the motor learning processes. The EU project "Self Mobility Improvement in the eLderly by counteractING falls" (SMILING project) aimed to improve age-related gait and balance performance by using unpredicted external perturbations during walking through motorized shoes that change insole inclination at each stance. This paper describes the shoe-worn inertial module and the gait analysis method needed to control in real-time the shoe insole inclination during training, as well as gait spatio-temporal parameters obtained during long distance walking before and after the 8-week training program that assessed the efficacy of training with these motorized shoes.
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