Analysis of MoS for Different Sagittal Positions of Grounding T-cane in Hemiplegic Simulated Gait

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between cane tip position and dynamic stability (MoS: Margin of Stability) during walking with a T-cane. As a result, we found that there was a little difference in MoS for different cane tip positions in the conventional hemiplegic walking condition with a marble in the plantar region, but that MoS changed for different cane tip positions in the walking condition with the hemiplegia experience kit, and that MoS tended to be highest at a specific cane tip position. These results suggest that there is a high possibility that there is a cane tip position that enhances the dynamic stability of the patient during walking with a T-cane in hemiplegic patients.