doscsy12 / gait_impairments

Gait analysis and simulation of gait patterns in the healthy elderly, and elderly suffering from neuromuscular diseases

Gait variations in elderly with different forms of impairment

Background

A normal gait depends upon normal functioning of the nervous, muscular, skeletal, circulatory and respiratory systems in a highly coordinated and integrated manner. Injury or disease of one or more of these systems may lead to impairment of gait and consequently reduce a person’s mobility.

This study is in two parts. First, gait analysis was performed on elderly participants affected by different gait impairments. The following presents a representation of a patient's gait patterns affected by aging, or other diseases affecting the neuromuscular system. Next, simulation of the gait patterns were performed using Vicon BodyBuilder and LifeForms. Namely, motion files were created in Bodybuilder, and Life Forms was used to edit and blend the motion capture in sequences.

Case studies

#1 - Normal healthy mov1 mov2 mov3
#2 - Peripheral Nerve Lesion 1 mov1 mov2 mov3
#3 - Peripheral Nerve Lesion 2 - Polio mov1 mov2
#4 - Upper Spinal Cord Lesion mov1 mov2
#5 - Stroke mov1 mov2
#6 - Spastic Hemiplegia - Stroke mov1 mov2 mov3
#7 - Cerebellar Lesion - Stroke mov1 mov2
#8 - Degenerative Joint Disease - Knee mov1 mov2
#9 - Pelvic/Lower Spinal Deformity mov1 mov2

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