Title: Analysis of pushup motion of patients with spinal cord injury
Author: Kuniharu Nanba, Yoshio Tanimoto, Yasuhiko Rokumyo
Proceedings of 12th Japanese Conference of Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology . Vol. 12, pp. 491-494 (August, 1997)
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Kuniharu Nanba (Kibikogen Rehabilitation Center)
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Abstract:
A signal pattern of force on palm during pushup motion has been analyzed for 27 patients, who has spinal cord injury. Since the signal of force along back and forth direction (Fx signal) exhibited patient specific pattern, the signal was classified into four types (forward, backward, transfer, and the other type). It was found that pushup motion of the patients has two patterns, depending on their pushup ability. One is to raise hip to a higher position, and the other is to stabilize body. In the former pattern, Fx signal was transfer type. The patients with higher ability could do both pattern motions. And their signal pattern was almost same when they tried stable pushup motion. Furthermore, the analysis was useful to estimate the effect of pushup training, since most patients exhibited transfer type Fx signal.