Achtergrond: De ponseti methode wordt als primaire behandeling voor idiopatische klompvoeten gehanteerd. De vraag vanuit het Coöperatie Orthopedie Groot Eindhoven (COGE) is om een meetinstrument te ontwikkelen waarmee het functie herstel geëvalueerd kan worden. Om dit meetinstrument te ontwikkelen moet …

Background/Aims: Analogy learning, a motor learning strategy that uses biomechanical metaphors to chunk together explicit rules of a to-be-learned motor skill. This proof-of-concept study aims to establish the feasibility and potential benefits of analogy learning in enhancing stride length regulation …

Walking speed is one of the best measures of overall walking capacity. In plantar pressure measurements, walking speed can be assessed using contact time, but it is only moderately correlated with walking speed. The center of pressure might be of more value to indicate walking speed since walking speed …

Introduction Lateral trunk sway has never been assessed with an accelerometer in patients before and after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a TKA-implant on lateral trunk sway amplitude with an accelerometer before and six weeks after TKA. Method …

Background: Improved preferred gait speed in older adults is associated with increased survival rates. There are inconsistent findings in clinical trials regarding effects of exercise on preferred gait speed, and heterogeneity in interventions in the current reviews and meta-analyses. Objective: to determine …

The purpose of the study was to assess the accuracy of estimates of step frequency from trunk acceleration data analyzed with commonly used algorithms and time window lengths, at a wide range of gait speeds. Twenty healthy young subjects performed an incremental treadmill protocol from 1 km/h up to …

Introduction: Falling causes long term disability and can even lead to death. Most falls occur during gait. Therefore improving gait stability might be beneficial for people at risk of falling. Recently arm swing has been shown to influence gait stability. However at present it remains unknown which …

Inleiding De afgelopen jaren is er veel onderzoek gedaan naar gait retraining en de hierbij veranderende kniebelasting bij patiënten met artrose. Uit eerder onderzoek, zowel op gezonde proefpersonen als proefpersonen met OA, blijkt dat twee loopstrategieën, namelijk Trunk Lean en Medial Thrust, zorgen …

We present a method for measuring gait velocity using data from an existing ambient sensor network. Gait velocity is an important predictor of fall risk and functional health. In contrast to other approaches that use specific sensors or sensor configurations our method imposes no constraints on the elderly. …

DOEL: Dit is een kwalitatief onderzoek met als doel om antwoord te geven op de onderzoeksvraag in hoeverre de mate van cocontractie, gemeten met EMG, een valide indicatie geeft van het knieadductiemoment. Daarnaast wordt er gekeken naar het effect van gait retraining op de sterkte van de spieracitivatie, …