Walking with Assistive Device following Spinal Cord Injury

[Soshi Samejima]

Hello,

I am studying overground walking in people with spinal cord injury. Some of our participants have to use a rolling walker or canes. Please let me know if you have any tips or advice to have a quality recording of walking with assistive devices.

Best,
Soshi

[Antoine Falisse]

Hello Soshi,

What you want is make sure that two cameras see all body segments at all times. While 2 cameras positioned at +/-30deg is usually good enough for walking, if there is a risk of occlusion because of the cane/walker, you might want to consider adding a third one (frontal). You will want to do some testing to optimize your setup.

Best,
Antoine

[Soshi Samejima]

Hi Antoine,

Thank you so much for your suggestion. We will test the setting in control subjects with assistive devices soon first. Keep you posted the progress.

Soshi

[Antoine Falisse]

Sounds good, thanks