Customized Wearable Sensor-Based Insoles for Gait Re-Training in Idiopathic Toe Walkers

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• Personal Author:
  Aminian A ; Grant-Beuttler M ; Pollind M ; Soangra R
• Description:
  Idiopathic toe walking is associated with lack of heel strike during the initial contact phase of a gait cycle. Idiopathic toe walking affects 5-12% of healthy children in the US. In the case of idiopathic toe walkers: typically, a child can heel-toe walk, but habitually walk on their toes. A corrective intervention is needed during the early age of a child. In this pilot study, we developed a wearable insole with tactile corrective feedback. A total of five subjects (13 +/- 4 years) participated in this study. A customized insole was designed with two pressure sensors, inertial measurement units, a vibration tactor and on-board data storage SD card. A vibration biofeedback was provided to the participants if three consecutive toe-toe strikes were found while walking. We found that the average proportion of heel to toe strikes was 0%, 66%, 64%, 53% and 67 % among participants. We also found median time of return to habitual walk of toe-toe gait was 13 seconds. All analysis was conducted on a walking data ranging from 2 to 20 hours of walking. All five subjects reported that the customized insoles were helpful and motivated them for a corrective gait. This novel research with wearable sensors will help physical therapists to utilize innovative intervention methods for gait training in idiopathic toe walkers. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Vibration
• Keywords:
  • Walking surfaces
  • Foot disorders
  • Footwear
  • Sensors
  • Vibration
  • Statistical analysis
  • Wearable technologies
  • Adolescents
  • Author Keywords: Idiopathic Toe Walkers
  • gait
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• ISSN:
  0067-8856
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  192-198
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059121
• Citation:
  Biomed Sci Instrum 2019 Apr; 55(2):192-198
• Contact Point Address:
  Afshin Aminian, RB # 170870 CHOC Institutional Review Board - Research Institute, 1201 West La Veta, Research Building, 4th Floor, Room 410, Orange, CA 92868
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation
• End Date:
  20140831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223434/cdc_223434_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 880.11 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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