Gait training using virtual reality and real-time feedback in a transfemoral amputee

Author

Darter, Benjamin J. ; Wilken, Jason M. ; Brawner, Melissa E. ; Sinitski, Emily

Author_Institution

Mil. Performance Lab., Center for the Intrepid- Brooke Army Med. Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

June 29 2009-July 2 2009

Firstpage

212

Lastpage

212

Abstract

Physical rehabilitation is critical in optimizing the functional abilities of persons following a lower extremity amputation. Unfortunately, limitations in gait performance are common even in those persons who are considered to be highly functional. The purpose of this case report is to describe changes in gait kinematics and physiologic energy cost resulting from a virtual reality based gait training program that capitalizes on real-time feedback to facilitate improvement in walking ability.

Keywords

feedback; gait analysis; handicapped aids; kinematics; medical computing; patient rehabilitation; physiology; real-time systems; virtual reality; gait kinematics; gait training program; lower extremity amputation; physical rehabilitation; physiologic energy cost; real-time feedback; transfemoral amputee; virtual reality; walking ability improvement; Costs; Extremities; Feedback; Kinematics; Knee; Legged locomotion; Prosthetics; Real time systems; Testing; Virtual reality; amputee; gait; rehabilitation; virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, 2009

Conference_Location

Haifa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4188-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4189-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICVR.2009.5174250

Filename

5174250