In order to distinguish dysfunctional gait; clinicians require a measure of reference gait parameters for each population. This study provided normative values for widely used parameters in more than 1400 able-bodied adults over the age of 65. We also measured the foot clearance parameters (i.e., height of the foot above ground during swing phase) that are crucial to understand the complex relationship between gait and falls as well as obstacle negotiation strategies. We used a shoe-worn inertial sensor on each foot and previously validated algorithms to extract the gait parameters during 20 m walking trials in a corridor at a self-selected pace. We investigated the difference of the gait parameters between male and female participants by considering the effect of age and height factors. Besides; we examined the inter-relation of the clearance parameters with the gait speed. The sample size and breadth of gait parameters provided in this study offer a unique reference resource for the researchers.


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    Title :

    Gait and foot clearance parameters obtained using shoe-worn inertial sensors in a large-population sample of older adults


    Contributors:
    Dadashi, F. (author) / Mariani, B. (author) / Rochat, S. (author) / Bula, C.J. (author) / Santos-Eggimann, B. (author) / Aminian, K. (author)

    Publication date :

    2014-01-01


    Remarks:

    Sensors, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 443-457



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    629




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