Periodical gait asymmetry assessment using real-time wireless gyroscopes gait monitoring system

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 432-440

  Gouwanda, D ^a   Senanayake, S M N A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gait asymmetry; Gait monitoring system; Wireless gyroscope

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR RATE; CROSS CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAIT ASYMMETRY; GAIT CYCLES; GAIT MONITORING SYSTEM; LOWER EXTREMITY; MONITORING SYSTEM; REAL TIME; SIGNAL PATTERNS;

GYROSCOPES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RATING;

MONITORING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAIT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; LEG; PATHOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; LOWER EXTREMITY; SOFTWARE; WALKING; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80955136904     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2011.627080     Document Type: Article

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