Effect of Reduced Plantar Sensation on Human Gaits on Various Terrains

Autor:	Ming Ding, Akira Chaki, Shinichiro Suzuki, Hiroshi Takemura, Hiroshi Mizoguchi, Kentaro Sekiguchi
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	body regions General Computer Science business.industry Gait analysis Sensation Medicine Computer vision Terrain Artificial intelligence Electrical and Electronic Engineering business human activities
Zdroj:	Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 23:258-265
ISSN:	1883-8049 0915-3942
Popis:	The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of plantar tactile sensibility on the gaits of subjects walking on regular and irregular terrains. We took 3-dimensional measurements of gait motions with a method of ice immersion to reduce plantar sensation, and we compared it to the measurements under normal (not iced) conditions. The subjects were 8 healthy men (21.9±0.8 years old). In these experiments, the subjects immersed their feet in ice water for 30 minutes. We conducted the experiments on even terrain and uneven terrain (48 trials in total per subject). We also measured 6-axis plantar reaction forces of subjects while they were walking. The subjects were 5 healthy young men (22.6±0.5 years old), and there were 25 trials in total. As a result, the results of the gait velocity (p
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