Use of Orthotics for patient balance
Preface
We have used a simple 30 seconds gait analysis performed at constant speed in 3 different conditions:
- barefoot
- with sport shoes
- with sport shoes and orthotics
Considerations
The patient has a strong asymmetry in the step length (more than 20%) with a better balance of all the other parameters of the gait (see barefoot gait report). The use of normal sport shoes improves the step length asymmetry only of 5% (still 15% difference) and underline an increasing asymmetry of the Load Response and PreSwing (up to 8%).
The selection of an appropriate orthotic determines a complete rebalance of the step length and all the other gait parameters as can be noted in the gait report.
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| barefoot |
with Shoes |
with orthotics |
Conclusions
This evaluation underlines how important is the dynamic analysis of the gait parameters compared to the pure static approach of the pressure mapping systems.
