Biomechanical conditions of walking

TL;DR

This paper presents a biomechanical gait pattern design for lower limb injury rehabilitation, verified through clinical practice, emphasizing reduced force on the injured side to prevent further damage.

Contribution

Introduces a novel gait pattern based on equations of walking to improve rehabilitation outcomes for lower limb injuries.

Findings

Gait pattern reduces force on injured limb

Clinical tests confirm effectiveness of the gait pattern

Rehabilitation program based on biomechanical conditions is feasible

Abstract

The development of rehabilitation training program for lower limb injury does not usually include gait pattern design. This paper introduced a gait pattern design by using equations (conditions of walking). Following the requirements of reducing force to the injured side to avoid further injury, we developed a lower limb gait pattern to shorten the stride length so as to reduce walking speed, to delay the stance phase of the uninjured side and to reduce step length of the uninjured side. This gait pattern was then verified by the practice of a rehabilitation training of an Achilles tendon rupture patient, whose two-year rehabilitation training (with 24 tests) has proven that this pattern worked as intended. This indicates that rehabilitation training program for lower limb injury can rest on biomechanical conditions of walking based on experimental evidence.