Evaluation in design of walker trainer for spatial ataxic athetoid cerebral palsy children using kinect sensor as observation method for assessing body posture on walking

Abstract

Balance is a general term that explains the dynamism of body posture to prevent someone from falling. During the child’s growth sensory and motor disorders can be happen that reduce the ability to walk. Celebration Palsy (CP) is a type of disability that attacks child motor disorders. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the body balance of the CP child when using a walker trainer to assess body posture using the REBA method. The test running when the CP child is walking using a walker trainer, then a picture of the child’s posture will be taken using the Kinect Sensor Microsoft XBOX One. Then do posture analysis using the REBA method and 3DSSPP software to find out the comparison results before and after using a walker trainer. The result from REBA score when using an old walker give a score of 9 with a level of risk in musculoskeletal risk, while REBA score when using a new walker give a score of 5. Low back compression result from 3DSSP software when using old walker is 807.7 lb and when using a new walker of 531.8 lb. this result can be accepted by respondents and within safe limits.