CUSTOMIZED WEARABLE SENSOR-BASED INSOLES FOR GAIT RE-TRAINING IN IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKERS
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CUSTOMIZED WEARABLE SENSOR-BASED INSOLES FOR GAIT RE-TRAINING IN IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKERS

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    • Alternative Title:
      Biomed Sci Instrum
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      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.
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      Biomed Sci Instrum. 55(2):192-198
    • Pubmed ID:
      32214531
    • Pubmed Central ID:
      PMC7094808
    • Document Type:
      Journal Article
    • Funding:
      R01 OH009222/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
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      CDC Public Access
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