Assessment of Selected Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters on Subjects with Pronated Foot Posture on the Basis of Measurements Using OptoGait. A Case-Control Study

Overview

Journal Sensors (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2021 Apr 30

PMID 33923554

Citations 2

Authors

Inmaculada Requelo-Rodriguez

Aurora Castro-Mendez

Ana Maria Jimenez-Cebrian

Maria Luisa Gonzalez-Elena

Inmaculada C Palomo-Toucedo

Manuel Pabon-Carrasco

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Abstract

Method: a total of = 142 participants consisting of = 70 cases (pronators) and = 72 healthy controls were studied by means of a 30 s treadmill program with a system of 96 OptoGait LED sensors.

Results: Significant differences were found between the two groups and both feet in stride length and stride time, gait cycle duration and gait cadence (in all cases < 0.05).

Conclusions: pronating foot posture alters normal gait patterns measured by OptoGait; this finding presents imbalance in gait as an underlying factor. Prevention of this alteration could be considered in relation to its relationship to the risk of falling in future investigations.

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