Department of Fundamentals of Machine Design and Mechatronics Systems, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Łukasiewicza 7/9 Street, 50-371 Wrocław, Poland.
Department of Physiotherapy in Surgical Medicine and Oncology, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, Paderewskiego 35 Avenue, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland.
Sensors (Basel). 2023 Oct 13;23(20):8436. doi: 10.3390/s23208436.
Marching with Nordic walking (NW) poles is a common form of physical activity. It is recommended in the treatment and rehabilitation of many diseases. NW's wide range of applications in rehabilitation and its effectiveness are limited by the need for experienced physiotherapists to supervise patients during the training. A prerequisite for good rehabilitation results is correctly using the poles during walking. Essential parameters of NW include the angle of inclination of the pole, the force of the pole on the ground, and proper coordination of performed movements. The purpose of this paper is to present the design and operating principle of a mechatronic NW pole system for measuring and recording the gait parameters. The subject of the work was the assessment of the usefulness of the mechatronic NW pole system for phases identified during marching. The study was conducted in field conditions. The study's main objective was to compare the obtained results from the developed system with those of a commercial system for measuring foot pressure distributions on the ground. The paper also presents sample results measuring walkers' gait with NW poles in the field and the resulting gait phase analysis.
手持北欧式健走（简称 NW）手杖行走是一种常见的体育锻炼形式。它在许多疾病的治疗和康复中被推荐使用。NW 在康复中的广泛应用及其有效性受到需要经验丰富的物理治疗师在训练期间监督患者的限制。良好康复效果的前提是在行走过程中正确使用手杖。NW 的基本参数包括手杖的倾斜角度、手杖对地面的作用力以及运动的协调配合。本文的目的是介绍一种机电一体化 NW 手杖系统的设计和工作原理，用于测量和记录步态参数。本工作的主题是评估机电一体化 NW 手杖系统在行走阶段的有用性。该研究是在现场条件下进行的。研究的主要目的是将开发的系统获得的结果与用于测量地面足压分布的商用系统的结果进行比较。本文还介绍了在现场使用 NW 手杖测量步行者步态的示例结果以及由此产生的步态阶段分析。
