Exploring Musical Feedback for Gait Retraining: A Novel Approach to Orthopedic Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Gait retraining is widely used in orthopedic rehabilitation to address abnormal movement patterns. However, retaining walking modifications can be challenging without guidance from physical therapists. Real-time auditory biofeedback can help patients learn and maintain gait alterations. This study piloted the feasibility of the musification of feedback to medialize the center of pressure (COP).

Methods

To provide musical feedback, COP and plantar pressure were captured in real time at 100 Hz from a wireless 16-sensor pressure insole. Twenty healthy subjects (29 ± 5 years old, 75.9 ± 10.5 Kg, 1.73 ± 0.07 m) were recruited to walk using this system and were further analyzed via marker-based motion capture. A lowpass filter muffled a pre-selected music pla

SUBMITTER: Cedin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11764814 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature