A Portable Gait Asymmetry Rehabilitation System for Individuals with Stroke Using a Vibrotactile Feedback
Joint Authors
Afzal, Muhammad Raheel
Oh, Min-Kyun
Lee, Chang-Hee
Park, Young Sook
Yoon, Jungwon
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gait asymmetry caused by hemiparesis results in reduced gait efficiency and reduced activity levels.
In this paper, a portable rehabilitation device is proposed that can serve as a tool in diagnosing gait abnormalities in individuals with stroke and has the capability of providing vibration feedback to help compensate for the asymmetric gait.
Force-sensitive resistor (FSR) based insoles are used to detect ground contact and estimate stance time.
A controller (Arduino) provides different vibration feedback based on the gait phase measurement.
It also allows wireless interaction with a personal computer (PC) workstation using the XBee transceiver module, featuring data logging capabilities for subsequent analysis.
Walking trials conducted with healthy young subjects allowed us to observe that the system can influence abnormality in the gait.
The results of trials showed that a vibration cue based on temporal information was more effective than intensity information.
With clinical experiments conducted for individuals with stroke, significant improvement in gait symmetry was observed with minimal disturbance caused to the balance and gait speed as an effect of the biofeedback.
Future studies of the long-term rehabilitation effects of the proposed system and further improvements to the system will result in an inexpensive, easy-to-use, and effective rehabilitation device.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Afzal, Muhammad Raheel& Oh, Min-Kyun& Lee, Chang-Hee& Park, Young Sook& Yoon, Jungwon. 2015. A Portable Gait Asymmetry Rehabilitation System for Individuals with Stroke Using a Vibrotactile Feedback. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055239
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Afzal, Muhammad Raheel…[et al.]. A Portable Gait Asymmetry Rehabilitation System for Individuals with Stroke Using a Vibrotactile Feedback. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055239
American Medical Association (AMA)
Afzal, Muhammad Raheel& Oh, Min-Kyun& Lee, Chang-Hee& Park, Young Sook& Yoon, Jungwon. A Portable Gait Asymmetry Rehabilitation System for Individuals with Stroke Using a Vibrotactile Feedback. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055239
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055239