Improving independence in the community for stroke survivors: the role of biomechanics visualisation in ankle-foot orthosis tuning

Bruce Carse; Roy Bowers; Barry Meadows; Philip Rowe

Improving independence in the community for stroke survivors: the role of biomechanics visualisation in ankle-foot orthosis tuning

Bruce Carse, Roy Bowers, Barry Meadows, Philip Rowe

Biomedical Engineering

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Abstract

One of the key priorities for stroke survivors in their rehabilitation process is regaining their ability to walk. Evidence has shown that provision of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) can have a positive impact on walking. This paper discusses the role of gait analysis in the provision of AFOs for stroke survivors. A discussion of the shortcomings of gait analysis techniques is included, with a description of how these might be overcome during the AFO tuning process through the ongoing development of data visualisation software. The design of a randomised controlled trial in conjunction with a series of qualitative measures is described, which will be used to test the efficacy of the visualisation software.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2011)
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of a meeting held 23-26 May 2011, Dublin, Ireland.
Editors	Julie Maitland, Juan Carlos Augusto, Brian Caulfield
Pages	399-403
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - May 2011
Event	5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare and Workshops - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 23 May 2011 → 26 May 2011 http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=18521

Conference

Conference	5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare and Workshops
Country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	23/05/11 → 26/05/11
Internet address	http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=18521

Keywords

independence
community
stroke survivors
ankle-foot orthosis
tuning
biomechanics
visualisation

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Carse, B., Bowers, R., Meadows, B., & Rowe, P. (2011). Improving independence in the community for stroke survivors: the role of biomechanics visualisation in ankle-foot orthosis tuning. In J. Maitland, J. C. Augusto, & B. Caulfield (Eds.), 2011 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2011): Proceedings of a meeting held 23-26 May 2011, Dublin, Ireland. (pp. 399-403)

Carse, Bruce ; Bowers, Roy ; Meadows, Barry ; Rowe, Philip. / Improving independence in the community for stroke survivors : the role of biomechanics visualisation in ankle-foot orthosis tuning. 2011 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2011): Proceedings of a meeting held 23-26 May 2011, Dublin, Ireland.. editor / Julie Maitland ; Juan Carlos Augusto ; Brian Caulfield. 2011. pp. 399-403

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Carse, B, Bowers, R, Meadows, B & Rowe, P 2011, Improving independence in the community for stroke survivors: the role of biomechanics visualisation in ankle-foot orthosis tuning. in J Maitland, JC Augusto & B Caulfield (eds), 2011 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2011): Proceedings of a meeting held 23-26 May 2011, Dublin, Ireland.. pp. 399-403, 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare and Workshops , Dublin, Ireland, 23/05/11.

Improving independence in the community for stroke survivors : the role of biomechanics visualisation in ankle-foot orthosis tuning. / Carse, Bruce; Bowers, Roy; Meadows, Barry; Rowe, Philip.

2011 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2011): Proceedings of a meeting held 23-26 May 2011, Dublin, Ireland.. ed. / Julie Maitland; Juan Carlos Augusto; Brian Caulfield. 2011. p. 399-403.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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