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Gait & Posture, Aug 1, 2014
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
Maintaining a stable gait requires a dynamic balance control, that can be altered in persons with... more Maintaining a stable gait requires a dynamic balance control, that can be altered in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Stroke (ST), and Parkinson’s disease (PD). The understanding of the strategy for Center of Mass (CoM) positioning adopted by patients during walking is important to be able to program treatments aimed at improving gait control and preventing falls. Forty-four persons with a mild-to-moderate neurological disorder (20 with MS, 14 with ST, 10 with PD) underwent clinical examination and gait analysis. Ten Healthy Subjects (HS) walking at matched speed provided the normative data. Dynamic balance was assessed using the margin of stability (MoS). It was calculated as the distance between the extrapolated Center of Pressure and the extrapolated CoM at mid-stance. The MoS values for lower limbs were calculated in patients and compared with speed-matched values of HS. Persons with neurological disorder showed increased MoS in the medio-lateral direction with respect to H...
File containing demographic and anthropometric features of 50 subjects
This script contains an example on how to read and visualize angles, moments and powers of ankle,... more This script contains an example on how to read and visualize angles, moments and powers of ankle, knee and hip joints of a single subject (Subject 6) who executes straight line walking at different speeds.
Data from the whole sample of 50 subjects
Gait & Posture, Aug 1, 2014
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
Maintaining a stable gait requires a dynamic balance control, that can be altered in persons with... more Maintaining a stable gait requires a dynamic balance control, that can be altered in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Stroke (ST), and Parkinson’s disease (PD). The understanding of the strategy for Center of Mass (CoM) positioning adopted by patients during walking is important to be able to program treatments aimed at improving gait control and preventing falls. Forty-four persons with a mild-to-moderate neurological disorder (20 with MS, 14 with ST, 10 with PD) underwent clinical examination and gait analysis. Ten Healthy Subjects (HS) walking at matched speed provided the normative data. Dynamic balance was assessed using the margin of stability (MoS). It was calculated as the distance between the extrapolated Center of Pressure and the extrapolated CoM at mid-stance. The MoS values for lower limbs were calculated in patients and compared with speed-matched values of HS. Persons with neurological disorder showed increased MoS in the medio-lateral direction with respect to H...
File containing demographic and anthropometric features of 50 subjects
This script contains an example on how to read and visualize angles, moments and powers of ankle,... more This script contains an example on how to read and visualize angles, moments and powers of ankle, knee and hip joints of a single subject (Subject 6) who executes straight line walking at different speeds.
Data from the whole sample of 50 subjects