Functional movement assessment by means of inertial sensor technology to discriminate between movement behaviour of healthy controls and persons with knee osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Apart from biomechanical alterations in movement patterns, it is known that movement limitations in persons with knee osteoarthritis (PwKOA) are related to an individual's perception and belief regarding pain and disability. To gain more insights into the functional movement behaviour of PwKOA in a clinical setting, inertial sensor technology can be applied. This study first aims to evaluate the ability of inertial sensors to discriminate between healthy controls (HC) and PwKOA. Secondly, this study aims to determine the relationship between movement behaviour, pain-related factors and disability scores.

Methods

Twelve HC and 19 PwKOA were included. Five repetitions of six functional movement tasks (walking, forward lunge, sideward lunge, ascent and descent stairs

SUBMITTER: van der Straaten R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236325 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature