Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics (한국운동역학회지)

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Comparative Analysis on Gait Patterns of the Elderly and the Young Regarding to Foot Pressure

고령자와 청장년층의 발바닥 압력분포에 따른 보행패턴 비교 분석

  • Lee, Kyung-Deuk (Footwear Biomechanics Team, Footwear Industrial Promotion Center, Busan Economic Promotion Agency) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Woong (Footwear Biomechanics Team, Footwear Industrial Promotion Center, Busan Economic Promotion Agency) ;
  • Yoo, Jung-Hyeon (Footwear Biomechanics Team, Footwear Industrial Promotion Center, Busan Economic Promotion Agency) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Hun (Footwear Biomechanics Team, Footwear Industrial Promotion Center, Busan Economic Promotion Agency) ;
  • Lee, Tae-Yong (Division of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore) ;
  • Park, Kwang-Suk (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chung, Gih-Sung (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Seung-Bum (Footwear Biomechanics Team, Footwear Industrial Promotion Center, Busan Economic Promotion Agency)
  • 이경득 (부산경제진흥원 신발산업진흥센터 성능평가지원팀) ;
  • 김대웅 (부산경제진흥원 신발산업진흥센터 성능평가지원팀) ;
  • 유중현 (부산경제진흥원 신발산업진흥센터 성능평가지원팀) ;
  • 김경훈 (부산경제진흥원 신발산업진흥센터 성능평가지원팀) ;
  • 이태용 (싱가폴국립대학교 의용공학부) ;
  • 박광석 (서울대학교 의과대학 의공학교실) ;
  • 정기성 (서울대학교 의과대학 의공학교실) ;
  • 박승범 (부산경제진흥원 신발산업진흥센터 성능평가지원팀)
  • Received : 2010.11.28
  • Accepted : 2011.02.18
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find the difference in gait patterns when elderly and young people walk by analyzing COP, Gait Line, Foot pressure pattern, and ensuring the original biomechanics technology of developing high performance footwear for the elderly. The subjects who took part in the test consist of 20 elderly people and 20 young people. The physical features of the elderly people that were recruited for the study are as below: 20 healthy male subjects(elderly people) with an average age of 75.43 yrs(S.D 6.46 yrs), weight of 68.10 kg(S.D 0.94 kg) and a height of 168.65 cm(S.D 1.47 cm). Foot pressure pattern data was collected using a EMED-AT system(Novel Gmbh, Germany) operating at the 50 Hz during walking. The results are as follow : COP route of the elderly leans to lateral compared to the young, and Gait Line from heel to toe is not clear and laterally curved. At the same time, a contact are aonthe midfoot is high compared to the young, and maximum force of the forefoot is low. As a result of analysis, in order to develop high performance footwear for the elderly, it is necessary to develop lasts and soles reflecting the elderly's gait patterns.

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