• PNF and Movement
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2006

Purpose : Improved walking is a common goal after stroke. Although the neurodevelopmental intervention(PNF) is the most widely used approach in the walking training of hemiparetic subjects. There is little neurophysiological evidence for its presumed effects on gait symmetry and facilitation of paretic muscles during the therapeutic intervention. The study, therefore, investigated the immediate effects of gait entrainment by a PNF techniques. Methods : Included persons with stroke who were living in the community. Sixteen subjects were assigned to the experimental group participated in a measures design that evaluated the subjects with pre-treatment, post-treatment(8 weeks). Temporal-spatial parameter of gait were analysed for using the computerized GAITRite system. Intervention : Training for the experimental group was carried out 3 times a week for 8 weeks. The training sessions were comprised of 50 minutes of walking with pattern and techniques in PNF. Results : The experimental group had improvements in the functional walking ability after 8 weeks treatment and Post-treatment test scores were more significant than the pre-treatment score. The treatment group demonstrated significantly post-treatment test improvement in gait velocity, cadence and FAP. Post-treatment test scores were more significant than the pre-treatment score(p<0.05). Conclusion : The results of this study showed that the PNF exercise intervention can improve functional gait ability. This study provides evidence for the efficacy of PNF treatment at improving locomotor function in chronic stroke.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2016

소아균형검사(Pediatric Balance Scale)는 경증이나 중증의 운동손상을 지닌 학령기 아동에게 사용할 수 있는 균형검사도구이다. 본 연구의 목적은 경직성 양하지 뇌성마비 아동을 대상으로 소아균형검사와 시공간적 보행변수간의 상관관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 소아균형검사는 앉은 자세에서 일어나기, 선 자세에서 앉기, 의자에서 의자로 이동하기, 잡지 않고 서 있기, 한 다리로 서 있기, 제자리에서 $360^{\circ}$ 회전하기, 뒤돌아보기 등 총 14개 항목으로 구성하고, 시공간적 보행변수는 보행속도 및 보폭, 보거리, 보격, 분속수, 양하지 지지 시간을 포함한다. 모든 대상자들은 독립적으로 보행이 가능한 경직성 양하지 뇌성마비 아동이며, 숙련된 소아물리치료사에 의해 소아균형검사와 시공간적 보행변수를 측정하였다. 소아균형검사와 시공간적 보행변수 간의 상관관계를 분석하기 위해 피어슨 상관분석을 사용하였고, 통계학적 유의수준은 0.05로 설정하였다. 소아균형검사의 총점(r=.49~.58)과 세부항목 중 선 자세에서 앉기(r=.48~.60)와 선 자세에서 왼쪽/오른쪽 어깨 뒤로 돌아보기(r=.47~.53), 선 자세에서 바닥에 물건 집어 들기(r=.52~.69)는 보행속도와 보폭, 보거리, 분속수의 각 변수 사이에 모두 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였으며, 소아균형검사의 대부분 항목이 양하지 지지 시간 간의 매우 높은 음의 상관관계(r=-.48~-.92)를 보여주고 있다. 이는 소아균형검사와 시공간적 보행변수는 높은 상관관계를 가진 것을 관찰 할 수 있었으며, 소아균형검사를 통해 뇌성마비 아동의 보행수준을 예견하는데 유용하게 적용될 것이다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.73-77
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• 2018

Purpose: The prefrontal lobe, supplementary motor area, cerebellum, and basal ganglia are activated during gait. In addition, gait is controlled by nerves, such as the corticospinal tract (CST) and corticoreticular pathway (CRP). In this study, the presence of an injury to the CST and CRP was identified by diffusion tensor imaging and the characteristics of the gait pattern were investigated according to inferior cerebral artery infarction. Methods: One patient and six control subjects of a similar age participated. A 69-year-old female patient had an injury to the left basal ganglia, insular gyrus, corona radiata, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and postcentral gyrus due to an inferior cerebral artery infarction. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data was acquired 4 weeks after the stroke. The kinematic and spatio-temporal parameters of gait were collected using a three-dimensional gait analysis system. Results: On 4 weeks DTI, the CST and CRP in the affected hemisphere did not show injury to the affected and unaffected hemisphere. Gait analysis showed that the cadence of spatio-temporal parameter was decreased significantly in the patient. The angle of the knee joint was decreased significantly in the affected and unaffected sides compared to the control group. Conclusion: The results of diffusion tensor imaging showed that although the patient was evaluated to be capable of an independent gait, the quality and quantity of gait might be reduced. This study could help better understand the gait ability analysis of stroke patients and the abnormal gait pattern of patients with a brain injury.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2020

The purpose of this paper is to review the validation on the application of low frequency IMU(Inertial Measurement Unit) sensors by replacing high frequency motion analysis systems. Using an infrared-based 3D motion analysis system and IMU sensors (22 Hz) simultaneously, the gait cycle and knee flexion angle were measured. And the accuracy of each gait parameter was compared according to the statistical analysis method. The Bland-Altman plot analysis method was used to verify whether proper accuracy can be obtained when extracting gait parameters with low frequency sensors. As a result of the study, the use of the new gait assessment system was able to identify adequate accuracy in the measurement of cadence and stance phase. In addition, if the number of gait cycles is increased and the results of body anthropometric measurements are reflected in the gait analysis algorithm, is expected to improve accuracy in step length, walking speed, and range of motion measurements. The suggested gait assessment system is expected to make gait analysis more convenient. Furthermore, it will provide patients more accurate assessment and customized rehabilitation program through the quantitative data driven results.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2000년도 제15차 학술회의논문집
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• pp.115-115
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• 2000

A gait pattern classification method using electromyography(EMG) signal is presented. The gait pattern with four stages such as stance, heel-off, swing and heel-strike is analyzed and classified using feature parameters such as zero-crossing, integral absolute value and variance of the EMG signal. The EMG signal from Tibialis Anterior and Gastrocnemius muscles was obtained using the surface electrodes, and low-pass filtered at 10kHz. The filtered analog signal was sampled at every 0.5msec and converted to digital signal with 12-bit resolution. The obtained data is analyzed and classified in terms of feature parameters. Analysis results are given to show that the gait patterns classified by the proposed method are feasible.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2004

This paper deals with the gait optimization of via points on biped robot. ZMP(Zero Moment point) is the most important index in a biped robot's dynamic walking stability. To stable walking of a biped robot, leg's trajectory and a desired ZMP trajectory is required, balancing motion is solved by FDM(Finite Difference Method). In this paper, optimal index is defined to dynamically stable walking of a biped robot, and genetic algorithm is applied to optimize gait trajectory and balancing motion of a biped robot. By genetic algorithm, the index of walking parameter is efficiently optimized, and dynamic walking stability is verified by ZMP verification equation. Genetic algorithm is only applied to balancing motion, and is totally applied to whole trajectory. All of the suggested motions of biped robot are investigated by simulations and verified through the real implementation.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.194-201
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• 2006

Gait analysis is essential to identify accurate cause and knee condition from patients who display abnormal walking. Traditional linear tools can, however, mask the true structure of motor variability, since biomechanical data from a few strides during the gait have limitation to understanding the system. Therefore, it is necessary to propose a more precise dynamic method. The chaos analysis, a nonlinear technique, focuses on understand how variations in the gait pattern change over time. Eight healthy eight subjects walked on a treadmill for 100 seconds at 60 Hz. Three dimensional walking kinematic data were obtained using two cameras and KWON3D motion analyzer. The largest Lyapunov exponent from the measured knee angular displacement time series was calculated to quantify local stability. This study quantified the variability present in time series generated from gait parameter via chaos analysis. Knee flexion-extension patterns were found to be chaotic. The proposed Lyapunov exponent can be used in rehabilitation and diagnosis of recoverable patients.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.47-65
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• 2002

This study examined the correlations among the Berg Balance Scale, which is a clinical tool used to evaluate balance ability, spatiotemporal parameters of gait, and falling; determined the parameters most closely related to falling; and identified a discriminatory parameter and its predictability. Thirty-four subjects aged 72 to 92 years participated in this study. Following a questionnaire survey about falling, the Berg Balance Scale and spatiotemporal parameters of gait were measured. The results revealed that the incidence of falls increased with aging and an accompanying reduction in the flexion range of motion of the hip joint. The gait characteristics of elderly people who fell easily included a slower walking speed, shorter stride, and longer stance time than other elderly. When the cutoff score was set at 45, the Berg Balance Scale was able to identify correctly those individuals who truly have experience of falling than when the cutoff score was set at 39. But when the cutoff score was set at 39, the scale's specificity identifying correctly those individuals who truly have not experience of falling was higher than at the cutoff score of 45. Therefore, the Berg Balance Scale is an appropriate screening method in a clinical setting for the early detection of elderly people at risk of falling. In conclusion, elderly people with a Berg Balance Scale score. below 45 are the most likely to fall owing to their decreased balance ability.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.5766-5772
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• 2011

본 연구는 아킬레스 건염 환자들과 정상인들을 대상으로 보행 선형지표와 고관절, 슬관절, 그리고 족관절의 모멘트 변화를 조사하여 아킬레스 건염에 의한 보행의 역학적 변화를 구명하고 아킬레스 건염을 예방하기 위한 예측인자들을 찾고자 실시되었다. 연구의 대상자는 아킬레스 건염 환자 20명과 비슷한 신체조건을 가진 건강한 정상인 20명이며, 대상자가 맨발 상태에서 힘판의 중앙 부분을 밟고 지나가도록 13 m의 거리를 편안한 속도로 5회 왕복하도록 하였다. 또한 대상자가 보행하는 동안 3차원 동작분석 장비를 이용하여 고관절, 슬관절, 그리고 족관절 모멘트를 산출하였다. 수집된 자료들을 SPSS 12.0 소프트웨어를 사용하여 분석하였다. 연구의 결과 아킬레스 건염 환자들의 고관절은 입각기 초기에 신전 모멘트가 감소하였고, 중후반에는 굴곡 모멘트가 감소하였다. 또한 슬관절에서는 입각기 초기부터 지속적인 굴곡 모멘트의 감소가 나타났으며 후기에는 신전 모멘트의 감소를 보였다. 그리고 족관절은 입각기 중반에 저측굴곡 모멘트가 감소하였으며 말기에는 배측 굴곡 모멘트가 감소하였다. 정상인과 비교해 아킬레스 건염 환자들에게서 보행의 역학적인 변화가 두드러지게 나타났으며, 임상에서는 아킬레스 건염 환자의 보행에 대한 변화를 세밀하게 파악하여 치료적 접근을 시도해야 할 것으로 보인다. 그리고 앞으로의 연구에서는 아킬레스 건염 환자에게서 나타나는 역학적인 변화에 대한 조사가 더 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.385-394
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• 2010

Purpose : The present study was to examine the difference and severity of asymmetry in independently ambulating stroke survivors and to establish the association between gait asymmetry, velocity, and the motor function of lower extremity. Methods : The subjects used in this study were 43 subjects with hemiparesis being able to walk independently. Motor function of lower extremity was measured clinically with the Fugl Meyer-Lower /Extremity Assessment. Overground gait velocity and spatia-temporal parameters were collected by the GAITRite system. Results : Thirty(69.77%) patients showed statistically significant temporal asymmetry while 28(65.1%) exhibited statistically significant spatial asymmetry. One-way ANOVA results showed a main effect of temporal asymmetry group(normative, mild, severe) for gait velocity(F=74.129), FM-L/E(F=17.270), swing-stance symmetry(F=66.869, F=13.485, respectively), spatio-temporal asymmetry(F=13.166, F=31.800, respectively) 66, F=31.800, respectively). Gait velocity was negatively associated with temporal asymmetry(r=-.83), spatial asymmetry(r=-.60). Motor function of lower extremity was also associated with temporal asymmetry(r=-.58), and spatial asymmetry(r=-.50). Conclusion : The study attempted to establish the standard assessment of hemiparesis gait symmetry in light of the complex relationship with motor impairment and gait velocity. More future work will need to link the degree of gait asymmetry to clinically relevant outcomes to better establish the clinical significance of such observations.