TY - GEN
T1 - Objective measurement of dynamic balance function by the simultaneous measurement of the center of gravity (COG) and center of pressure (COP)
AU - Mukaino, Masahiko
AU - Matsuda, Fumihiro
AU - Sassa, Ryoma
AU - Ohtsuka, Kei
AU - Kumazawa, Nobuhiro
AU - Tsuchiyama, Kazuhiro
AU - Tanabe, Shigeo
AU - Saito, Eiichi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Although a posturography is commonly used for objective evaluation of static balance function, dynamic balance function is usually evaluated only with clinical scales. Simplified objective measurement systems for the evaluation of dynamic balance function need to be developed. In this preliminary study, we attempted to develop an index for the objective measurement of dynamic balance function from COP-COG data. The subjects comprised nine hemiparetic post-stroke patients and five healthy subjects. The simultaneous measurements of COG and COP were performed using a three-dimensional motion analysis system (Kinema-tracer, KisseiComtec, Japan) combined with force plate analysis. As indices for evaluating dynamic balance function, the latency of COP passing COG after heel contact (LCP) and the averaged |COP| − |COG| subtraction value during stance phase (ASV) were calculated. For evaluating validity of the measurement, the Berg Balance Scale, a frequently used clinical balance scale, was used. The results showed significant differences (0.13 ± 0.02 vs. 0.29 ± 0.23 s) between the healthy subjects and patients in LCP, and large, yet insignificant, differences (4.3 ± 0.5 vs. 2.7 ± 2.0 cm) in ASV. The ASV was strongly correlated with BBS. A strong correlation was observed between COG acceleration and ASV, except in one patient, who had a severe balance disorder. These results may encourage further investigation into the feasibility of COP-COG measurements for balance measurement.
AB - Although a posturography is commonly used for objective evaluation of static balance function, dynamic balance function is usually evaluated only with clinical scales. Simplified objective measurement systems for the evaluation of dynamic balance function need to be developed. In this preliminary study, we attempted to develop an index for the objective measurement of dynamic balance function from COP-COG data. The subjects comprised nine hemiparetic post-stroke patients and five healthy subjects. The simultaneous measurements of COG and COP were performed using a three-dimensional motion analysis system (Kinema-tracer, KisseiComtec, Japan) combined with force plate analysis. As indices for evaluating dynamic balance function, the latency of COP passing COG after heel contact (LCP) and the averaged |COP| − |COG| subtraction value during stance phase (ASV) were calculated. For evaluating validity of the measurement, the Berg Balance Scale, a frequently used clinical balance scale, was used. The results showed significant differences (0.13 ± 0.02 vs. 0.29 ± 0.23 s) between the healthy subjects and patients in LCP, and large, yet insignificant, differences (4.3 ± 0.5 vs. 2.7 ± 2.0 cm) in ASV. The ASV was strongly correlated with BBS. A strong correlation was observed between COG acceleration and ASV, except in one patient, who had a severe balance disorder. These results may encourage further investigation into the feasibility of COP-COG measurements for balance measurement.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-48036-7_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-48036-7_6
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85013087538
SN - 9783319480350
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 69
EP - 75
BT - Intelligent Autonomous Systems 14 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference IAS-14
A2 - Chen, Weidong
A2 - Wang, Hesheng
A2 - Hosoda, Koh
A2 - Menegatti, Emanuele
A2 - Shimizu, Masahiro
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, IAS 2016
Y2 - 3 July 2016 through 7 July 2016
ER -