Comparison of anterior and posterior wheeled walkers based on body weight support in improving gait function a subjects with spinal cord injury: A case study.
Proc Inst Mech Eng H
; 236(12): 1744-1751, 2022 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The majority of people with muscle weakness or paralysis lose their ability to walk and require various assistive devices like a walker to walk. Although various studies have examined the effect of different types of anterior and posterior walkers on different walking variables, so far no studies compare anterior versus posterior walker on forces and torques applied to the lower extremities. This paper presents a novel approach of using a passive saddle-assistive device (S-AD) to investigate the effect of this device on the torques of the joints. To measure the effectiveness of the device, a volunteer with spinal cord injury (SCI) participated to walk in four modes; including the use of a standard walker, anterior, and posterior mobility S-AD with and without body weight support, in the gait laboratory. The forces and torques applied to the lower and upper limbs were measured and examined. The result demonstrated a reduction in the vertical force on the lower limb in the anterior S-AD in supporting the patient's weight compared to the standard walker up to 42.8% and to the posterior S-AD with weight support up to 12%. According to the results, the anterior S-AD has a greater effect compared to posterior S-AD and standard walkers on lower and upper limb torque and forces during walking of a SCI patient while using knee ankle-foot orthoses.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orthotic Devices
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Spinal Cord Injuries
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Proc Inst Mech Eng H
Journal subject:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Iran