Validation of the wearable sensor system - MoveSole® smart insoles
Biomechanical analysis of gait is commonly used in physiotherapy. Ground reaction forces during phases of gait is one element of kinetic analysis. In this article, we analyze if the MoveSole® smart insole is valid and accurate equipment for measuring ground reaction forces in clinical physiotherapy....
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| author | Antti Alamäki Elina Anneli Nevala Juha Jalovaara John Barton Salvatore Tedesco Joan Condell Karla Muñoz Esquivel Daniel Kelly David Heaney James Gillespie Shvan Karim Richard Davies Anna Nordström Markus Åkerlund Larsson |
| author_facet | Antti Alamäki Elina Anneli Nevala Juha Jalovaara John Barton Salvatore Tedesco Joan Condell Karla Muñoz Esquivel Daniel Kelly David Heaney James Gillespie Shvan Karim Richard Davies Anna Nordström Markus Åkerlund Larsson |
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| description | Biomechanical analysis of gait is commonly used in physiotherapy. Ground reaction forces during phases of gait is one element of kinetic analysis. In this article, we analyze if the MoveSole® smart insole is valid and accurate equipment for measuring ground reaction forces in clinical physiotherapy. MoveSole® StepLab is a mobile measurement system for instant underfoot force measurements during gait. Unique electromagnetic film (EMFI) based sensor technology and printed electronics production technology is integrated in the MoveSole® StepLab measurement system. The MoveSole® StepLab measures plantar ground reaction force distribution over the sensors and provides an estimation of the maximum total ground reaction force.
We developed a two phase validation process to extract relevant parameters and compared the results to a Kistler force plate using the BioWare® analyzing program as a reference method. Our results show that MoveSole® smart insoles reach the strong level of accuracy needed in clinical work concerning highest ground reaction forces during step (Pearson correlation .822 - .875). The correlation of the time when the maximum ground reaction force occurred was moderate, e.g. during heel strike or toe-off (Pearson correlation natural gait speed .351 - .462, maximum gait speed .430). Our conclusion is that MoveSole® smart insoles are a potential tool for analyzing and monitoring gait ground reaction forces during physiotherapy processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d46ed364ba14be6bd40eed50fcca5e82022-12-22T00:07:34ZengFinnish Social and Health Informatics AssociationFinnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare1798-07982021-06-01132Validation of the wearable sensor system - MoveSole® smart insolesAntti Alamäki0Elina Anneli Nevala1Juha Jalovaara2John Barton3Salvatore Tedesco4Joan Condell5Karla Muñoz Esquivel6Daniel Kelly7David Heaney8James Gillespie9Shvan Karim10Richard Davies11Anna Nordström12Markus Åkerlund Larsson13Karelia University of Applied Sciences, FinlandKarelia University of Applied Sciences, FinlandKarelia University of Applied Sciences, FinlandTyndall National Institute, University College Cork, IrelandTyndall National Institute, University College Cork, IrelandIntelligent Systems Research Centre, Ulster University, Magee Campus, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UKIntelligent Systems Research Centre, Ulster University, Magee Campus, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UKIntelligent Systems Research Centre, Ulster University, Magee Campus, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK Intelligent Systems Research Centre, Ulster University, Magee Campus, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UKIntelligent Systems Research Centre, Ulster University, Magee Campus, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UKIntelligent Systems Research Centre, Ulster University, Magee Campus, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UKJordanstown Campus, Ulster University, UKDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden and School of Sport Sciences , The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, NorwayDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden and School of Sport SciencesBiomechanical analysis of gait is commonly used in physiotherapy. Ground reaction forces during phases of gait is one element of kinetic analysis. In this article, we analyze if the MoveSole® smart insole is valid and accurate equipment for measuring ground reaction forces in clinical physiotherapy. MoveSole® StepLab is a mobile measurement system for instant underfoot force measurements during gait. Unique electromagnetic film (EMFI) based sensor technology and printed electronics production technology is integrated in the MoveSole® StepLab measurement system. The MoveSole® StepLab measures plantar ground reaction force distribution over the sensors and provides an estimation of the maximum total ground reaction force. We developed a two phase validation process to extract relevant parameters and compared the results to a Kistler force plate using the BioWare® analyzing program as a reference method. Our results show that MoveSole® smart insoles reach the strong level of accuracy needed in clinical work concerning highest ground reaction forces during step (Pearson correlation .822 - .875). The correlation of the time when the maximum ground reaction force occurred was moderate, e.g. during heel strike or toe-off (Pearson correlation natural gait speed .351 - .462, maximum gait speed .430). Our conclusion is that MoveSole® smart insoles are a potential tool for analyzing and monitoring gait ground reaction forces during physiotherapy processes.https://journal.fi/finjehew/article/view/95776gait analysissmart insolesvalidation [http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p20652]rehabilitation [http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p3320]health technology |
| spellingShingle | Antti Alamäki Elina Anneli Nevala Juha Jalovaara John Barton Salvatore Tedesco Joan Condell Karla Muñoz Esquivel Daniel Kelly David Heaney James Gillespie Shvan Karim Richard Davies Anna Nordström Markus Åkerlund Larsson Validation of the wearable sensor system - MoveSole® smart insoles Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare gait analysis smart insoles validation [http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p20652] rehabilitation [http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p3320] health technology |
| title | Validation of the wearable sensor system - MoveSole® smart insoles |
| title_full | Validation of the wearable sensor system - MoveSole® smart insoles |
| title_fullStr | Validation of the wearable sensor system - MoveSole® smart insoles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the wearable sensor system - MoveSole® smart insoles |
| title_short | Validation of the wearable sensor system - MoveSole® smart insoles |
| title_sort | validation of the wearable sensor system movesole r smart insoles |
| topic | gait analysis smart insoles validation [http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p20652] rehabilitation [http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p3320] health technology |
| url | https://journal.fi/finjehew/article/view/95776 |
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