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Adaptive treadmill walking encourages persistent propulsion.

Margo C Donlin¹, Kayla M Pariser², Kaitlyn E Downer²

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.

|February 22, 2022

Summary

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Adaptive treadmills show stronger gait persistence, especially in propulsion, compared to fixed-speed models. This finding may enhance post-stroke rehabilitation by improving walking speed and force generation.

Keywords:

Adaptive treadmill Detrended fluctuation analysis Propulsion Self-paced treadmill Stride-to-stride variability

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Area of Science:

Biomechanics
Rehabilitation Science
Human Movement

Background:

Adaptive treadmills adjust speed in real-time based on user's gait.
Stride-to-stride variability, or persistence, is known for stride time but not propulsion during adaptive treadmill use.
Understanding gait variability is crucial for designing effective post-stroke rehabilitation protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate stride-to-stride variability of spatiotemporal and propulsive gait variables during adaptive treadmill walking.
To compare gait variability between adaptive and fixed-speed treadmill conditions.

Main Methods:

Eighteen healthy adults walked on an instrumented split-belt treadmill in adaptive and fixed-speed modes.
Kinetic data was collected, and detrended fluctuation analysis was used to assess gait persistence.
Statistical comparisons included Shapiro-Wilk tests and repeated measures ANOVAs.

Main Results:

Stride time, stride length, step length, and braking impulse showed persistence in both adaptive and fixed-speed conditions.
Propulsive variables (force, impulse) were persistent during adaptive treadmill walking but not fixed-speed walking.
Stride speed was persistent in the adaptive condition but anti-persistent in the fixed-speed condition.

Conclusions:

Adaptive treadmill walking exhibits stronger gait persistence, particularly in propulsive forces and impulses.
This enhanced persistence on adaptive treadmills may offer benefits for post-stroke gait rehabilitation, aiming to increase propulsion and walking speed.