The use of ground reaction measuring shoes in gait evaluation.
Ground reaction force is one of the most relevant parameters in the assessment of human gait. It is, however, difficult to measure without encumbering natural locomotion. A description of a system for measuring the vertical component of the ground reaction force and its distribution under the foot is given. The calibration procedure for the measuring shoes is described. The results of measurements are compared with those obtained from a force plate. Illustrative examples of the changes in pathological gait patterns of a hemiplegic patient during therapy by functional electrical stimulation are also given.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005684:Gait; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012775:Shoes; D014159:Transducers