Analysis of walking improvement with dynamic shoe insoles, using two accelerometers

Yuriko Tsuruoka, Yoshiyasu Tamura, Ryosuke Shibasaki and Masako Tsuruoka

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2005, vol. 352, issue 2, 645-658

Abstract: The orthopedics at the rehabilitation hospital found that disorders caused by sports injuries to the feet or caused by lower-back are improved by wearing dynamic shoe insoles, these improve walking balance and stability. However, the relationship of the lower-back and knees and the rate of increase in stability were not quantitatively analyzed. In this study, using two accelerometers, we quantitatively analyzed the reciprocal spatiotemporal contributions between the lower-back and knee of patients with left lower-back pain by means of Relative Power Contribution Analysis. When the insoles were worn, the contribution of the left and right knee relative to the left lower-back pain was up to 26% (p<0.05) greater than without the insoles. Comparing patients with and without insoles, we found that the variance in the step response analysis of the left and right knee decreased by up to 67% (p<0.05). This shows an increase in stability.

Keywords: Dynamic shoe insoles; Accelerometers; Relative power contribution; Step response; Walking stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.01.004

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