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http://dx.doi.org/10.21288/resko.2017.11.2.115

The Development and Verification of Balance Insole for Improving the Muscle Imbalance of Left and Right Leg Using based Sound Feedback  

Kang, Seung-Rok (전북대학교 바이오메디컬공학부)
Yoon, Young-Hwan (전북대학교 고령친화복지기기센터)
Yu, Chang-Ho (전북대학교 융합기술공학과)
Nah, Jae-Wook ((주)제윤메디컬 연구소)
Hong, Chul-Un (전북대학교 바이오메디컬공학부)
Kwon, Tae-Kyu (전북대학교 바이오메디컬공학부)
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Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology / v.11, no.2, 2017 , pp. 115-124 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was to develop the balance insole system for detecting and improving the muscle imbalance of left and right side in lower limbs. We were to verify the validation of balance insole system by analyzing the strategy of muscular activities and foot pressure according to sound feedback. We developed the balance insole based FSR sensor modules for estimating the muscle imbalance using detecting foot pressure. The insole system was FPCB have 8-spot FSR sensor with sensitivity range of 64-level. The participants were twenty peoples who have muscle strength differences in left and right legs over 20%. We measured the muscular activity and foot pressure of left and right side of lower limbs in various gait environment for verifying the improvement effect of muscle imbalance according to sound feedback. They performed gait in slope at 0, 5, 10, 15% and velocity at 3, 4, 5km/h. The result showed that the level of muscle imbalance reduced within 30% for sound feedback of balance insole system contrast to high level of muscle imbalance at 169.9~246.8% during normal gait for increasing slope and velocity. This study found the validation of balance insole system with sound feedback stimulus. Also, we thought that it is necessary to research on the sensitivity of foot area, detection of muscle imbalance and processing algorithm of correction threshold spot.
Keywords
FSR Sensor; Muscle Imbalance; Muscular Activity; Balance Insole; Sound Feedback;
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