Qualitative Evaluations of Gait Rehabilitation via EMG Muscle Activation Pattern: Repetition, Symmetry, and Smoothness

摘要：

Evaluations for gait rehabilitation is difficult because gait parameters change with individuals and situations, such as walking speeds and step length. Doctors suggest proper rehabilitation programs for patients after performing initial clinical evaluations. For the use of design and control of the NaTUre-gaits (Natural and Tuneable Rehabilitation Gait System), this paper provides a clinical analysis through an EMG measurement study. A methodology for gait qualitative evaluation is proposed, based on repetition, symmetry, and smoothness characteristics of the walking muscle activation pattern. Clinical trials conducted at a local hospital verify the methodology with comparison between healthy person walking and patient walking. Result has shown the effectiveness of the evaluation methodology developed in this study.

关键词： Gait Evaluation Gait Patterns Robotic Rehabilitation Electromyography (EMG)

作者: Ping Wang K. H. Low

作者单位: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,Nanyang Technological University,Singapore

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics(2009 IEEE 机器人与仿生技术国际会议 ROBIO 2009)

会议地点: 桂林

会议语种:英文

页码: 215-220

在线出版日期: 2009-12-19（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）