Multi-segment kinematic model to assess three-dimensional movement of the spine and back during gait

Needham, Robert; Naemi, Roozbeh; Healy, Aoife; Chockalingam, Nachiappan

Abstract

ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORTS
Multi-segment kinematic model to assess three-dimensional movement of the spine and back during gait
Needham, Robert; Naemi, Roozbeh; Healy, Aoife; Chockalingam, Nachiappan
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Prosthetics and Orthotics International 40(5):p 624-635, October 2016. | DOI: 10.1177/0309364615579319
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Abstract
Background:
Relatively little is known about spine during gait compared to movement analysis of the lower extremities. The trunk is often regarded and analysed as a single rigid segment and there is a paucity of information on inter-segmental movement within the spine and its relationship to pelvis and lower limbs.

Objectives:
To develop and validate a new multi-segment kinematic model to assess regional three-dimensional movement of the lumbar, lower thoracic and upper thoracic spine during gait.

Study design:
Observational study.

Methods:
The study was conducted in two parts: (1) to provide validation measures on the kinematic model built in commercially available software and (2) to apply the marker configuration to the spine at T3, T8 and L3 during gait analysis on 10 healthy male volunteers.

Results:
Proposed model revealed excellent concurrent validation measures between an applied input angle to the recorded output angle from the kinematic model. A high reliability was observed during gait analysis, both during a single session and between sessions for all participants.

Conclusion:
The thoracic region of the spine should not be modelled as a single rigid segment and the proposed three-dimensional cluster is reliable and repeatable to assess the inter-segmental movement of the spine.

Citation

Needham, R., Naemi, R., Healy, A., & Chockalingam, N. (2016). Multi-segment kinematic model to assess three-dimensional movement of the spine and back during gait. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 40(5), 624-635. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364615579319

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 22, 2015
• Publication Date: 2016-10
• Deposit Date: Apr 14, 2024
• Journal: Prosthetics and Orthotics International
• Print ISSN: 0309-3646
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 624-635
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364615579319