Comparative assessment of heel rise detection for consistent gait phase separation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate identification of gait events is crucial to reliable gait analysis. Heel rise, a key event marking the transition from mid-stance to terminal stance, poses challenges in precise detection due to its gradual nature. This leads to variability in accuracy across studies utilizing diverse measuring techniques.

Research question

How do different HR detection methods compare when assessed against the underlying heel motion pattern and visual detection across varying speed, footwear conditions, and individuals?

Methods

Leveraging data from over 10,000 strides in diverse scenarios with 15 healthy subjects, we evaluated methods based on measurements from optical motion capture (OMC), force plates, and shank-mounted inertial measurement units (IMUs). The eva

SUBMITTER: Salminen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11260980 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature