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Raza A, Mahmood I, Sultana T. Methods to quantify gait rehabilitation following lower limb fractures. MethodsX 2024; 13:102894. [PMID: 39233748 PMCID: PMC11372867 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2024.102894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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Lower limb fragility fractures require long-term rehabilitation and are also very expensive to treat. Clinically, early weight bearing and walking stability were reported as key measures of fracture restoration. This study introduces methods to numerically quantify these performance indices for a range of ankle and knee joint fractures. As a follow-up of initial treatment, experimental data was collected using force plates from 367 subjects divided into seven groups: ankle fracture (AF), lower leg ankle fracture (AL), calcaneus foot fracture (CF), knee tibia fracture (KF), knee patella fracture (KP), kneecap rupture (KR), and normal limb (NL). For each joint, data was analysed to evaluate intralimb and interlimb weight-bearing and walking stability for all fracture conditions. These thresholds were statistically compared with normal subjects. Some advantages of evaluating fracture restoration indices over the others include:•to quantify fracture restoration (weight-bearing, walking stability, and gait symmetry) using minimum setup and signal requirements.•to provide comprehensive tools to assess and overcome fracture-associated complications through a detailed preview of fractured limb functionality during subphases of a gait cycle.•in clinical research, such assessments are important as a reference to evaluate existing or new rehabilitative interventions.
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- Anam Raza
- Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Mechanical, Mechatronics and Manufacturing Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Faisalabad Campus, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Dubois O, Roby-Brami A, Parry R, Khoramshahi M, Jarrassé N. A guide to inter-joint coordination characterization for discrete movements: a comparative study. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2023; 20:132. [PMID: 37777814 PMCID: PMC10543874 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-023-01252-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023] Open
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Characterizing human movement is essential for understanding movement disorders, evaluating progress in rehabilitation, or even analyzing how a person adapts to the use of assistive devices. Thanks to the improvement of motion capture technology, recording human movement has become increasingly accessible and easier to conduct. Over the last few years, multiple methods have been proposed for characterizing inter-joint coordination. Despite this, there is no real consensus regarding how these different inter-joint coordination metrics should be applied when analyzing the coordination of discrete movement from kinematic data. In this work, we consider 12 coordination metrics identified from the literature and apply them to a simulated dataset based on reaching movements using two degrees of freedom. Each metric is evaluated according to eight criteria based on current understanding of human motor control physiology, i.e, each metric is graded on how well it fulfills each of these criteria. This comparative analysis highlights that no single inter-joint coordination metric can be considered as ideal. Depending on the movement characteristics that one seeks to understand, one or several metrics among those reviewed here may be pertinent in data analysis. We propose four main factors when choosing a metric (or a group of metrics): the importance of temporal vs. spatial coordination, the need for result explainability, the size of the dataset, and the computational resources. As a result, this study shows that extracting the relevant characteristics of inter-joint coordination is a scientific challenge and requires a methodical choice. As this preliminary study is conducted on a limited dataset, a more comprehensive analysis, introducing more variability, could be complementary to these results.
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- Océane Dubois
- Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (CNRS-UMR 7222), University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France.
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- Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (CNRS-UMR 7222), University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- LINP2, UPL, UFR STAPS, University Paris Nanterre, 200 Avenue de la République, 92001, Nanterre, France
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- Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (CNRS-UMR 7222), University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (CNRS-UMR 7222), University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Hansen C, Chebil B, Cockroft J, Bianchini E, Romijnders R, Maetzler W. Changes in Coordination and Its Variability with an Increase in Functional Performance of the Lower Extremities. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:156. [PMID: 36831922 PMCID: PMC9953305 DOI: 10.3390/bios13020156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Clinical gait analysis has a long-standing tradition in biomechanics. However, the use of kinematic data or segment coordination has not been reported based on wearable sensors in "real-life" environments. In this work, the skeletal kinematics of 21 healthy and 24 neurogeriatric participants was collected in a magnetically disturbed environment with inertial measurement units (IMUs) using an accelerometer-based functional calibration method. The system consists of seven IMUs attached to the lower back, the thighs, the shanks, and the feet to acquire and process the raw sensor data. The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test was performed to relate joint kinematics and segment coordination to the overall SPPB score. Participants were then divided into three subgroups based on low (0-6), moderate (7-9), or high (10-12) SPPB scores. The main finding of this study is that most IMU-based parameters significantly correlated with the SPPB score and the parameters significantly differed between the SPPB subgroups. Lower limb range of motion and joint segment coordination correlated positively with the SPPB score, and the segment coordination variability correlated negatively. The results suggest that segment coordination impairments become more pronounced with a decreasing SPPB score, indicating that participants with low overall SPPB scores produce a peculiar inconsistent walking pattern to counteract lower extremity impairment in strength, balance, and mobility. Our findings confirm the usefulness of SPPB through objectively measured parameters, which may be relevant for the design of future studies and clinical routines.
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- Clint Hansen
- Neurogeriatrics, University Hospital Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Neurogeriatrics, University Hospital Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Neuromechanics Unit, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
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- Neurogeriatrics, University Hospital Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- Digital Signal Processing and System Theory, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Neurogeriatrics, University Hospital Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Jeon W, Griffin L, Hsiao HY. Effects of initial foot position on postural responses to lateral standing surface perturbations in younger and older adults. Gait Posture 2021; 90:449-456. [PMID: 34600179 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.09.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND An age-related decline in standing balance control in the medio-lateral direction is associated with increased risk of falls. A potential approach to improve postural stability is to change initial foot position (IFP). RESEARCH QUESTIONS In response to a lateral surface perturbation, how are lower extremity muscle activation levels different and what are the effects of different IFPs on muscle activation patterns and postural stability in younger versus older adults? METHODS Ten younger and ten older healthy adults participated in this study. Three IFPs were tested [Reference (REF): feet were placed parallel, shoulder-width apart; Toes-out with heels together (TOHT): heels together with toes pointing outward; Modified Semi-Tandem (M-ST): the heel of the anterior foot was placed by the big toe of the posterior foot]. Unexpected lateral translations of the standing surface were applied. Electromyographic (EMG) activity of the lower extremity muscles, standard deviation (SD) of the body's CoM acceleration (SD of CoMAccel), and center of pressure (CoP) sway area were compared across IFPs and age. RESULTS Activation levels of the muscles serving the ankle and gluteus medius were greater than for the knee joint muscles and gluteus maximus in the loaded leg across all IFPs in both groups. TOHT showed greater EMG peak amplitude of the soleus and fibularis longus compared to REF, and had smaller SD of CoMAccel and CoP sway area than M-ST. Compared to younger adults, older adults demonstrated lower EMG peak amplitude and delayed peak timing of the fibularis longus and greater SD of CoMAccel and CoP sway area in all IFPs during balance recovery. SIGNIFICANCE During standing balance recovery, ankle muscles and gluteus medius are important active responders to unexpected lateral surface perturbations and a toes-out IFP could be a viable option to enhance ankle muscle activation that diminishes with age to improve postural stability.
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- Woohyoung Jeon
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, D3700, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, D3700, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, D3700, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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Vazirian M, Shojaei I, Phillips M, Shapiro R, Bazrgari B. The immediate and prolonged effects of military body armor on the relative timing of thorax and pelvis rotations during toe-touch and two-legged squat tasks. J Biomech 2020; 111:110000. [PMID: 32858429 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Although military body armor is an effective life saver, it considerably loads more weight on the warfighters, increasing the risk of musculoskeletal injury. This study investigated the immediate and prolonged effects of wearing body armor on timing aspect of lumbo-pelvic coordination during the toe-touch (TT) and two-legged-squat (TLS) tests. A cross-over study design was used wherein twelve asymptomatic and gender-balanced individuals completed two experimental sessions with and without body armor. A session included two similar sets of tests, before and after exposure to a treadmill walk, containing a TT and a TLS test with ten cycles of fast bending and return. Reflective markers were attached on the participants to capture the kinematics of body segments in conjunction with a motion capture system. The mean absolute relative phase (MARP) and deviation phase (DP) between the thorax and pelvis were calculated for each test. The pre-walk MARP in the return was significantly larger with versus without body armor (p = 0.022), while there were no significant effects of body armor on the other outcome measures. In addition, the pre-walk MARP and DP in the bending and return, as well as the walk-induced changes in the MARP in the bending phase were significantly larger in TLS versus TT (p < 0.026). Therefore, using a body armor immediately made the lumbo-pelvic coordination less in-phase during return, but no prolonged effects were found. Further investigation is necessary to specify chances wearing a body armor increases the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in the lower back and lower extremities joints.
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- Milad Vazirian
- F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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Argaud S, Pairot de Fontenay B, Blache Y, Monteil K. Age-related differences of inter-joint coordination in elderly during squat jumping. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221716. [PMID: 31498811 PMCID: PMC6733476 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Explosive movement requires that the individual exerts force and power with appropriate magnitude and timing. These coordination aspects have received less attention despite being a basic prerequisite for daily mobility and physical autonomy, especially in older people. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to characterize the effect of age on inter-joint coordination during explosive movement. Methods Twenty-one elderly and twenty young participants performed three maximal vertical jumps, while kinematics were recorded throughout each squat jump. Inter-joint coordination and coordination variability were calculated for selected sagittal hip-knee, knee-ankle, and hip-ankle joint couplings using the continuous relative phase method. Results The young participants produced significantly greater jump height performance (0.36 ± 0.07 m vs. 0.12 ± 0.04 m, p < 0.001). The mean absolute continuous relative phase for ankle-knee and knee-hip joint couplings were significantly greater for the elderly in comparison to the young group (p < 0.01 for the both). No significant differences between senior and young participants in the mean absolute continuous relative phase for ankle-hip joint couplings (p = 0.25) was observed. However, there was significantly more variability in inter-joint coordination in the elderly marked by greater continuous relative phase variabilities in ankle-knee, ankle-hip and knee-hip joint couplings (p < 0.001) than those observed in young adults. Conclusion In this study, seniors demonstrated proximodistal inter-joint coordination but with different delays in the pattern of inter-joint coordination during squat jumps compared to young adults. In addition, a higher continuous relative phase variability in the elderly may be needed to improve stability or compensate for strength deficits in jump achievement.
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- Sébastien Argaud
- Laboratoire Inter-Université de Biologie de la Motricité, Université Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Centre interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et en Intégration Sociale (CIRRIS), Institut de Réadaptation en Déficiences Physique de Québec (IRDPQ), Université de Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratoire Inter-Université de Biologie de la Motricité, Université Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Inter-Université de Biologie de la Motricité, Université Lyon, Lyon, France
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Haruyama K, Kasai K, Makino R, Hoshi F, Nishihara K. Quantification of trunk segmental coordination and head stability in laterally unstable sitting identifies aging and cerebellar ataxia. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2019; 63:127-133. [PMID: 30889431 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND We quantified trunk segmental coordination and head stability in unstable sitting and investigated whether it can discriminate postural control, age-related differences and presence of coordination disorder. METHODS Subjects were a healthy younger group (n = 7), a healthy elderly group (n = 7), and a cerebellar ataxia group (n = 8). The motion sensors and surface electrodes were located on the trunk and/or head segments to measure angle displacements, acceleration and electromyograms in unstable sitting during a lateral tilt task. Trunk lateral angle cross-correlation and electromyogram cross-correlation for the trunk segmental coordination, head root mean square (RMS) for the head stability, clinical performance scales, and gait parameters (velocity, coefficient of variation, and RMS ratio) were analyzed. FINDINGS Trunk lateral angle cross-correlation showed a significantly negative correlation in the healthy younger group compared with the two other groups (p < 0.01). Head RMS showed a significantly larger value in the cerebellar ataxia group compared with the two other groups (p < 0.01). Trunk lateral angle cross-correlation had moderate correlation with the clinical performance scale of ataxia and gait parameters; however, it was not correlated with head RMS. Classification using trunk lateral angle cross-correlation and head RMS was validated by discriminant analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. INTERPRETATION We found that trunk lateral angle cross-correlation reflected age-related differences and head RMS characterized the pathology of cerebellar ataxia. Trunk segmental coordination and head stability, as two aspects of sitting postural control, can be used to discriminate the degree of aging and cerebellar ataxia.
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- Koshiro Haruyama
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Higashisaitama National Hospital, Saitama, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Saitama Prefectural Rehabilitation Center, Saitama, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Saitama Prefectural Rehabilitation Center, Saitama, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan
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Franz JR. The Age-Associated Reduction in Propulsive Power Generation in Walking. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2018; 44:129-36. [PMID: 27433977 DOI: 10.1249/jes.0000000000000086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Jason R Franz
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC
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Qiao M, Feld JA, Franz JR. Aging effects on leg joint variability during walking with balance perturbations. Gait Posture 2018; 62:27-33. [PMID: 29510323 PMCID: PMC6069536 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Older adults are more susceptible to balance perturbations during walking than young adults. However, we lack an individual joint-level understanding of how aging affects the neuromechanical strategies used to accommodate balance perturbations. RESEARCH QUESTION We investigated gait phase-dependence in and aging effects on leg joint kinematic variability during walking with balance perturbations. We hypothesized that leg joint variability would: 1) vary across the gait cycle and 2) increase with balance perturbations. We also hypothesized that perturbation effects on leg joint kinematic variability would be larger and more pervasive in older versus young adults. METHODS We collected leg joint kinematics in young and older adults walking with and without mediolateral optical flow perturbations of different amplitudes. RESULTS We first found that leg joint variability during walking is gait phase-dependent, with step-to-step adjustments occurring predominantly during push-off and early swing. Second, young adults accommodated perturbations almost exclusively by increasing coronal plane hip joint variability, likely to adjust step width. Third, perturbations elicited larger and more pervasive increases in all joint kinematic outcome measures in older adults. Finally, we also provide insight into which joints contribute more to foot placement variability in walking, adding that variability in sagittal plane knee and coronal plane hip joint angles contributed most to that in step length and step width, respectively. SIGNIFICANCE Taken together, our findings may be highly relevant to identifying specific joint-level therapeutic targets to mitigate balance impairment in our aging population.
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- Mu Qiao
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University
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- Human Movement Science Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University,Author for correspondence: Jason R. Franz, , Phone: (919) 966-6983, Fax: (919) 966-2963, 152 MacNider Hall, CB 7575, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Ihlen EAF, van Schooten KS, Bruijn SM, Pijnappels M, van Dieën JH. Fractional Stability of Trunk Acceleration Dynamics of Daily-Life Walking: Toward a Unified Concept of Gait Stability. Front Physiol 2017; 8:516. [PMID: 28900400 PMCID: PMC5581839 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Over the last decades, various measures have been introduced to assess stability during walking. All of these measures assume that gait stability may be equated with exponential stability, where dynamic stability is quantified by a Floquet multiplier or Lyapunov exponent. These specific constructs of dynamic stability assume that the gait dynamics are time independent and without phase transitions. In this case the temporal change in distance, d(t), between neighboring trajectories in state space is assumed to be an exponential function of time. However, results from walking models and empirical studies show that the assumptions of exponential stability break down in the vicinity of phase transitions that are present in each step cycle. Here we apply a general non-exponential construct of gait stability, called fractional stability, which can define dynamic stability in the presence of phase transitions. Fractional stability employs the fractional indices, α and β, of differential operator which allow modeling of singularities in d(t) that cannot be captured by exponential stability. The fractional stability provided an improved fit of d(t) compared to exponential stability when applied to trunk accelerations during daily-life walking in community-dwelling older adults. Moreover, using multivariate empirical mode decomposition surrogates, we found that the singularities in d(t), which were well modeled by fractional stability, are created by phase-dependent modulation of gait. The new construct of fractional stability may represent a physiologically more valid concept of stability in vicinity of phase transitions and may thus pave the way for a more unified concept of gait stability.
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- Espen A F Ihlen
- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biomedical Kinesiology and Physiology, Simon Fraser UniversityBurnab, BC, Canada.,Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Vazirian M, Shojaei I, Bazrgari B. Age-related differences in the timing aspect of lumbopelvic rhythm during trunk motion in the sagittal plane. Hum Mov Sci 2016; 51:1-8. [PMID: 27814563 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Forward bending and backward return of the human trunk in the sagittal plane are associated with a specific lumbopelvic rhythm, which consists of magnitude and timing aspects. In this study, the age-related differences in the timing aspect of lumbopelvic rhythm were investigated using the continuous relative phase method. Specifically, the mean absolute relative phase (MARP) between the thoracic and pelvic motions as well as variation in MARP under repetitive motions, denoted by deviation phase (DP), were characterized in sixty participants between 20 and 70years old. MARP and DP were determined for trunk forward bending and backward return tasks with self-selected slow and fast paces. The MARP and DP were both smaller (p=0.003, p<0.001 respectively) in the older versus younger age participants with no gender-related difference. In fast versus slow pace task, the MARP was smaller (p<0.001) only in forward bending, whereas the DP was smaller (p<0.001) in both the forward bending and backward return. A more in-phase and more stable lumbopelvic rhythm denoted respectively by smaller MARP and DP in older versus younger individuals maybe a neuromuscular strategy to protect the lower back tissues from excessive strain, in order to reduce the risk of injury.
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- Milad Vazirian
- F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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Abney DH, Kello CT, Warlaumont AS. Production and Convergence of Multiscale Clustering in Speech. ECOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/10407413.2015.1068653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We applied principal component analysis (PCA) to thigh, shank, and foot elevation angles to examine the impact of speed on intra-limb coordination during gait. The specific aims were to (1) determine speed-related changes in segment loadings on three principal components (PCs) and (2) examine differences between men and women. The subjects (26 women, 21 men) walked overground at five self-selected paces (very slow, slow, normal, fast, very fast). PCA yielded percent variation (PV) explained by each PC and thigh, shank, and foot loadings on PC1-PC3. These parameters were regressed against the speed normalized to body height (BH/s) to derive individual and aggregate slopes and P values, separately for men and women. PV1 increased with speed, whereas PV2 and PV3 decreased (all P < 0.001). The loadings of thigh and foot segments on PC1 increased with speed (0.14 and 0.04 per BH/s, P < 0.001, respectively), and the loading of shank decreased (-0.10, P < 0.001). Compared to PC1, the changes in segment loadings on PC3 were the opposite (thigh -0.18, shank 0.09, foot -0.04 per BH/s, P < 0.001). The changes in segment loadings on PC2 were inconsistent and generally small. The only significance (P = 0.006), albeit a minor difference between men and women, was in the slope of thigh loading on PC2 (-0.005 ± 0.019 and 0.015 ± 0.026 per BH/s, respectively). We conclude that intersegmental coordination during gait scales with speed, with the greatest impact on the thigh segment, but no differently between men and women.
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- John W Chow
- Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery, Methodist Rehabilitation Center, 1350 East Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA.
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- Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery, Methodist Rehabilitation Center, 1350 East Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA
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Chiu SL, Chang CC, Dennerlein JT, Xu X. Age-related differences in inter-joint coordination during stair walking transitions. Gait Posture 2015; 42:152-7. [PMID: 26043669 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Stair negotiation is one of the most difficult and hazardous locomotor tasks for older adults with fall-related accidences reported frequently. Since knowledge about inter-joint coordination during stair walking provides insights to age-related changes in neuromuscular control of gait that can inform prevention or intervention strategies, the current study investigated the effect of age on the pattern and variability of inter-joint coordination during stair-floor transitions during gait. Gait and motion analyses of the lower extremities of 20 young and 20 older adults during floor to stair (F-S) and stair to floor (S-F) walking transitions provided continuous measures of relative phase (CRP) that assessed inter-joint coordination of the hip, knee, and angle joints. The mean absolute relative phase (MARP) and deviation phase (DP) provided descriptive metrics for CRP pattern and variability respectively. For hip-knee CRP pattern, older adults demonstrated significantly smaller MARP than young adults in stance and most swing phases during F-S and S-F. For knee-ankle, older adults showed a significant smaller MARP of the trailing limb during S-F than young adults. In most stance and swing phases, the hip-knee DP values of older adults were significantly lower than that of young adults. Significant lower knee-ankle DP values of older adults were only detected in swing phase during S-F. The findings suggest that normal aging adults have less independent control of adjacent joints compared to younger adults suggesting they have less flexibility to modulate inter-joints coordination appropriately during stair walking transitions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shiu-Ling Chiu
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA, USA
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- Department of Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, ROC.
| | - Jack T Dennerlein
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Xu Xu
- Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA, USA
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