Wearable-based assessment of anticipatory postural adjustments during step initiation in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT: Older adults with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis (KOA) exhibit adaptive strategy for initiating walking, known as anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs). While video motion kinematics has been the traditional way of measuring APAs, it can be difficult to transport and install, making it impractical for medical settings. Inertial sensors have become a more popular method for evaluating APAs, but no prior research has used accelerometers to measure gait initiation in individuals with KOA. The study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of a wearable accelerometer device for measuring APAs older adults with and without KOA. 25 individuals with KOA and 10 healthy individuals underwent evaluation using a wearable commercially available accelerometer (MetamotionC) and a video mo

SUBMITTER: Oliveira LKR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10414566 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature