Application of a bi-planar postural stability model in children with cerebral palsy. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2008;2008:4535-8
Date
01/24/2009Pubmed ID
19163724DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650221Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84903808504 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
This study presents initial results from a bi-planar model used to investigate the neurological factors affecting balance deficits in children with diplegic cerebral palsy (CP). The model uses an inverted pendulum to describe sway in both the anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) planes. The study presents Center of Pressure (COP) data from 17 children diagnosed with spastic diplegic CP using two standard AMTI force plates. Sway metrics in the time and frequency domains in the AP and ML planes were calculated and compared to simulations produced by the model. The proposed bi-planar model successfully reproduced sway signals acquired from experimental (clinical) data.
Author List
Bustamante Valles KD, Long JT, Riedel SA, Graf A, Krzak J, Hassani S, Smith PA, Harris GFAuthor
Gerald Harris PhD Director in the Orthopaedic Research Engineering Center (OREC) department at Marquette UniversityMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentCerebral Palsy
Child
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Male
Models, Statistical
Muscle Spasticity
Postural Balance
Posture
Psychomotor Performance
Reproducibility of Results
