Design and evaluation of vibratory shoe on balance control for elderly subjects: technical note.
Background and Aim:Aging often results in a decline in somatosensory function, and such changes are associated with diminished motor performance. Input noise can enhance sensory and motor function through a mechanism known as stochastic resonance (SR). This paper describes the development and testin...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 173 - 178 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=126756848&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 126756848 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17483107 1X04 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology issn: 17483107 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 2018 vid: 13 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 126756848 126756848 126756848 10.1080/17483107.2017.1300346 126756848 ppf: 173 ppct: 5 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Design and evaluation of vibratory shoe on balance control for elderly subjects: technical note. aug: au: Aboutorabi, Atefeh Arazpour, Mokhtar Farahmand, Farzam Bahramizadeh, Mahmood Fadayevatan, Reza Abdollahi, Ehsan affil: Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran sug: subj: Accidental Falls Prevention and Control Balance, Postural In Old Age Shoes Prosthesis Design Product Evaluation Vibration Noise Product Development Assistive Technology Devices Sensation Proprioception Gerontologic Care Aged Human Aged: 65+ years ab: Background and Aim:Aging often results in a decline in somatosensory function, and such changes are associated with diminished motor performance. Input noise can enhance sensory and motor function through a mechanism known as stochastic resonance (SR). This paper describes the development and testing of a new vibrating shoe to possibly assist the elderly patients in controlling their balance and decreasing their falling risks. Technique:The new vibrating shoe was evaluated to ascertain its ability to generate appropriate random and nonlinear vibrations. The vibratory shoe performance in two young subjects with decreased foot sensation and two elderly subjects in different static and dynamic balance situations was also evaluated. The postural control, expressed by the stability index (SI), was significantly affected by SR in the older subjects. Discussion:The vibrating motors could be recommended as a suitable solution for dynamic balance situations. Moreover, the new vibrating shoe could improve the age-related balance impairments in elderly subjects with balance deficiencies and others with impaired foot sensations.Implications for rehabilitationsOlder adults exhibited decreased postural stability.Noise signal improves sensation and proprioception in older people.New shoe with vibrating motors can operate in different dynamic situations. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts tracings Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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