Gait

Gait Variability and Fall Risk in Older Adults Abdulrahman M. Aldahmashi 
University of Pittsburgh 
Motor Learning and Control of Movement Dr. Susan Whitney 
November 2, 2014 Introduction Falling is described as resting on the ground or the floor accidently without being caused by intrinsic incident or tremendous hazard (Ayoubi & Launay, 2014; Tuunainen, Rasku, Jäntti, & Pyykkö, 2014). It is also defined as unexpected, unintended, unprovoked alteration in body position causing an individual

Gait is the most important function of daily living activities for all human beings. As physical therapists and researchers we are particularly interested in evaluation of gait. There is a distinct necessity for objective measurement of gait because without it the excellence of treatment decisions is condensed, due to subjective and often unreliable nature of the assessment. Objective measures must be employed to validate efficacy of the treatment protocol, a function that has become imperative since

people identification via the way they walk, is designed to extract gait features without the need to use markers or special sensors to aid the extraction process. In fact, all that is required is an ordinary video camera linked to a special vision-based software. Marker-less motion capture systems are suited for applications where mounting sensors or markers on the subject is not an option as the case of forensic analysis. Typically, gait biometric system consists of two main components: i) a hardware

the most recent interesting topics in biometric research,Biometric gait recognition is one. GAIT is a relatively biometric modality which has an important advantage comparing with other modalities, such as iris and voice recognition, in that it can be very effortlessly captured from a distance. While it has recently become an interesting topic in biometric researches, there was little investigation into Spoofing attacks of GAIT where if a person tries to imitate the dressing style or way of walking

kinematics of hip and pelvis joints. The ADIM, a neuromuscular control exercise, increases function of the TrA and internal oblique (IO) to create improved trunk stability. The objective “was to examine the influence of the ADIM on forward steps as a gait exercise.” A convenience sample of 20 healthy male volunteers from a university was obtained. At the time of testing, these participants did not have any known lower back pain or neuromuscular disease.

2(1), 311-316, February (2015) ISSN: 2348 - 8336 ABSTRACT Background: Mobility impairments seen after Stroke impact walking speed, endurance and balance. Almost all the individuals with Stroke have fear of fall. The physical impairments in balance and gait along with individual’s perception about his/her own abilities to maintain balance might have an impact on level of activity and participation in the community. The association of these variables with recovery of Stroke has been well studied. However

A journal which discusses and characterises gait in terms of healthy and hemiparetic is “Characterization of gait pattern by 3D angular accelerations in hemiparetic and healthy gait”. In this journal, the study was conducted on 10 healthy subjects ( 3 females and 7 males ) and 10 hemiparetic subjects which were ranked based on how much assistance was required during a normal gait cycle. This is known as the FAC (Functional Ambulatory Category) and is built around a 5 point system. An FAC of greater

An important aspect of the rehabilitation process is gait training following amputation. Majority of amputees can regain the ability to walk functional distances after surgery, but gait deviations are extremely common. Gait impairments contribute to increasing energy requirements for walking as well as the development of debilitating musculoskeletal diseases. Transfemoral amputees often demonstrate deviations in frontal-plane kinematics of the pelvis and trunk; they have a contralateral rise of

task. But for walking, the amount of base of support is changing stride to stride. Previous studies also incorporated common clinical assessments (e.g., Berg Balance Scale, Timed up and Go test, Functional Gait Assessment) to evaluate the effects of biofeedback system on user’s balance and gait [Lipsitz et. al., 2015]. For example, Berg Balance Scale examines an individual’s ability of quiet standing, turning, single-leg standing, making transitions between sitting and standing, and transferring between

Subjective Assessment : A variety of factors can cause falls in older individuals, therefore it is important to determine what the risk factors are in order to provide patient-centered care. History of presenting compliant; Fall (s7) ‘Were you attempting to turn a corner?’ -Yes ‘Did you freeze and how often?’ -Yes,it happens when i try to turn a corner or get out of bed. ‘How often did you fell in the past six months?’ -5 times ‘How did you manage to get up?’ - With one assist John reported that