Research on Adaptive Balance Reaction for Gait Slippery Instability Events on Level Walk Based on Plantar Pressure and Gait Parameter Analysis_Journal of Biomedical Engineering

Authors：

LIYang ^1,2,3 ,  ZHANGJunxia ^1,3 , SIYing ¹

1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300222, China;
2. School of Fine Arts, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China;
3. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Integrated Design and On-line Monitoring for Light Industry & Food Machinery and Equipment, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300222, China;

Corresponding author：

ZHANGJunxia, Email: zjx@tust.edu.cn

Keywords：

instability; adaptive balance; plantar pressure; gait analysis

DOI：

10.7507/1001-5515.20150216

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Nowadays, for gait instability phenomenon, many researches have been carried out at home and abroad. However, the relationship between plantar pressure and gait parameters in the process of balance adjustment is still unclear. This study describes the human body adaptive balance reaction during slip events on slippery level walk by plantar pressure and gait analysis. Ten healthy male subjects walked on a level path wearing shoes with two contrastive contaminants (dry, oil). The study collected and analyzed the change rule of spatiotemporal parameters, plantar pressure parameters, vertical ground reaction force (VGRF), etc. The results showed that the human body adaptive balance reaction during slip events on slippery level walk mainly included lighter touch at the heel strikes, tighter grip at the toe offs, a lower velocity, a shorter stride length and longer support time. These changes are used to maintain or recover body balance. These results would be able to explore new ideas and provide reference value for slip injury prevention, walking rehabilitation training design, research and development of walking assistive equipments, etc.

Citation： LIYang, ZHANGJunxia, SIYing. Research on Adaptive Balance Reaction for Gait Slippery Instability Events on Level Walk Based on Plantar Pressure and Gait Parameter Analysis. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2015, 32(6): 1217-1222. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.20150216 Copy

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13.	ENGLAND S A, GRANATA K P. The influence of gait speed on local dynamic stability of walking[J]. Gait Posture, 2007, 25(2):172-178.
14.	ZHANG Shuqi, LI Li. The differential effects of foot sole sensory on plantar pressure distribution between balance and gait[J]. Gait Posture, 2013, 37(4):532-535.
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1. YAMAGUCHI T, YANO M, ONODERA H, et al. Effect of turning angle on falls caused by induced slips during turning[J]. J Biomech, 2012, 45(15):2624-2629.
2. 刘翠鲜, 沈志祥.老年跌倒的特点与预防策略[J].中国老年学杂志, 2013, 33(2):459-461.
3. 闫彦宁, 贾子善, 李聪元, 等.社区老年人跌倒的原因与预防[J].中国临床康复, 2004, 8(13):25-31.
4. 肖春梅, 周巨林, 李阳, 等.老年人跌倒相关因素的国外研究进展[J].中国临床康复, 2002, 6(7):1014-1015.
5. TANAKA T, NORIYASU S, INO S, et al. Objective method to determine the contribution of the great toe to standing balance and preliminary observations of age-related effects[J]. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 1996, 4(2):84-90.
6. FONG D T, MAO Dewei, LI Jingxian, et al. Greater toe grip and gentler heel strike are the strategies to adapt to slippery surface[J]. J Biomech, 2008, 41(4):838-844.
7. BURNFIELD J M, FEW C D, MOHAMED O S, et al. The influence of walking speed and footwear on plantar pressures in older adults[J]. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 2004, 19(1):78-84.
8. 王明鑫, 俞光荣.正常人足底压力分析的研究进展[J].中国矫形外科杂志, 2006, 14(22):1722-1724.
9. MAO Dewei, LI Jingxian, HONG Youlian. Plantar pressure distribution during Tai Chi exercise[J]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2006, 87(6):814-820.
10. GURNEY J K, KERSTING U G, ROSENBAUM D. Between-day reliability of repeated plantar pressure distribution measurements in a normal population[J]. Gait Posture, 2008, 27(4):706-709.
11. CHRISTOPHER L V, BRIAN L D, JEREMY C O. Dynamics of human gait[M]. South Africa:Kiboho Publishers, 1999:7-14, 23, 74.
12. PHETHEAN J, NESTER C. The influence of body weight, body mass index and gender on plantar pressures:results of a cross-sectional study of healthy children's feet[J]. Gait Posture, 2012, 36(2):287-290.
13. ENGLAND S A, GRANATA K P. The influence of gait speed on local dynamic stability of walking[J]. Gait Posture, 2007, 25(2):172-178.
14. ZHANG Shuqi, LI Li. The differential effects of foot sole sensory on plantar pressure distribution between balance and gait[J]. Gait Posture, 2013, 37(4):532-535.
15. CAVANAGH P R, RODGERS M M, ⅡBOSHI A. Pressure distribution under symptom-free feet during barefoot standing[J]. Foot Ankle, 1987, 7(5):262-276.

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