TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Development and pilot clinical evaluation of a haptic-based perception-empathy biofeedback device for gait rehabilitation
JO  - Conference proceedings - IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society
A1  - Saichi, Kenta
A1  - Yasuda, Kazuhiro
A1  - Kitaji, Yu
A1  - Kaibuki, Naomi
A1  - Iwata, Hiroyasu
A1  - Saichi, Kenta
A1  - Yasuda, Kazuhiro
A1  - Kitaji, Yu
A1  - Kaibuki, Naomi
A1  - Iwata, Hiroyasu
SP  - 6158
EP  - 6161
VL  - 2016
IS  - 
N2  - Recent studies have shown that haptic feedback on the body, either at or away from the desired gait parameter to be changed, can improve gait performance. Here we introduced a haptic-based biofeedback device to supplement the foot pressure information of a paretic foot with a wearable vibrotactile biofeedback device attached to the back. This system provides information regarding a patient's foot pressure pattern to the patient and physical therapist. Therefore, the biofeedback system can share information regarding abnormal gait patterns between patients and therapists. This pilot study showed that the device immediately improved the stride length during walking, but not walking speed. Furthermore, subjective reports indicated that synchronizing foot pressure pattern information between the patient and therapist induced higher patient motivation for gait rehabilitation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-170X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592134
ID  - ref1
ER  -