Sit-to-walk strategy classification in healthy adults using hip and knee joint angles at gait initiation.

ABSTRACT: Forward continuation, balance, and sit-to-stand-and-walk (STSW) are three common movement strategies during sit-to-walk (STW) executions. Literature identifies these strategies through biomechanical parameters using gold standard laboratory equipment, which is expensive, bulky, and requires significant post-processing. STW strategy becomes apparent at gait-initiation (GI) and the hip/knee are primary contributors in STW, therefore, this study proposes to use the hip/knee joint angles at GI as an alternate method of strategy classification. To achieve this, K-means clustering was implemented using three clusters corresponding to the three STW strategies; and two feature sets corresponding to the hip/knee angles (derived from motion capture data); from an open access online database (age: 21

SUBMITTER: Perera CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10547676 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature