Open AccessFeasibility and utility of a multi‐segment foot model to measure joint kinematics in older aged adults during gait
Author(s) -
Arnold John,
Mackintosh Shylie,
Jones Sara,
Thewlis Dominic
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-p1
Subject(s) - medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , kinematics , foot (prosody) , rehabilitation , measure (data warehouse) , gait analysis , joint (building) , biomechanics , physical therapy , data mining , computer science , anatomy , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , physics , classical mechanics , architectural engineering
Background Multi-segment foot models (MSFMs) have been developed for the representation of foot kinematics [1,2]. Despite the existence of models for different populations there is a paucity of information about the feasibility and utility of these models in older aged individuals. As both morphological and functional differences of the feet exist between different age groups, it is important to establish if it is feasible to apply the models developed for younger age groups in older individuals.