Open AccessVelocity of centre of pressure as a predictor of walking speed
Author(s) -
Keijsers Noël LW,
Stolwijk Niki M,
Louwerens JanWillem K,
Duysens Jaak
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-5-s1-o28
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy
Background Walking speed is one of the best measures of overall walking ability. In plantar pressure measurements, walking speed is usually assessed using a stopwatch, photocells, or camera systems. As a simple alternative, contact time can be used but contact time and walking speed are only moderately correlated. Because walking speeds alters foot loading, the centre of pressure might be of more value to indicate walking speed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess walking speed using the velocity of the centre of pressure (VCOP).