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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.12.280

Effects of Functional Insole on Walking in the Elderly  

Seo, Dong-Kwon (Department of Physical Therapy, Konyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.12, 2019 , pp. 280-286 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study verified the difference in biomechanical variation and the pattern of the lower limb between using or not using functional insoles on the gait of elderly people. Ten females subjects were selected (age: 73.2 years, height: 152.1 cm, body mass: 59.4 kg) for testing their gait with using functional insoles and without using functional insoles. The gait motions were captured with the Qualisys system and the gait parameters were calculated with Visual-3D. As a result, the subjects' stride length and swing time were significantly increased (p<.05). Also, the lower limb's extension moment was significantly increased (p<.05) when using the insole. These differences suggest the functional insole used in the experiment increases the subjects' gait stability. However, to generalize the results of this study, it is necessary to accumulate more quantitative data with more subjects. Further studies to examine gait variables and changes of walking patterns need to be conducted by gathering and utilizing the results of those subjects who have used insoles for a long period of time.
Keywords
Insole; Elderly; Joint moment; Gait; Stance phase; Swing phase;
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