Complex deviations of the foot orientation involving the Y+ and the Z- direction were not quantified.
During the observation of the gait pattern the controls showed a symmetrical foot orientation pattern whereas TAO patients did not.
A prototype was designed and built to support a variety of foot orientations.
Given the limitations in the travel ability of the helical tomotherapy (HT) couch, total marrow irradiation (TMI) has to be split in 2 segments, with the lower limbs treated with feet first orientation.
We hypothesized that foot loading, orientation, and elevation can be used to classify postural transitions, locomotion, and walking type.
In the unsupported supine position the foot angle orientation was asymmetrical in all TAO patients having one dominant side, i.e. the same one having the Y+ deviation during gait.
Implementing such activities into the training and warm-up phase of contact team sports could develop foot placement and orientation with respect to a target location (e.g. a ball in space, field/court/surface markings or an opposing player).
At stiffer settings, the intrinsic compliance of the vibration mounts (location b in Fig. 3) would have a non-negligible influence on the plate compliance in ways that depended on foot location and orientation.
At each control step, we calculate the joint angles of the lower body from the position of the center of mass, feet poses, and torso orientation.
Therefore, the kinematic information of foot pose and angular orientation of the platform are considered as important variables along with the effect that they can produce in different gait cycles.
