2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of additional somatosensory feedback on postural control during walking
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23700848
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
KIMURA Tetsuya 立命館大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 助教 (60533528)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 加齢 / 転倒予防 / 体性感覚 / 歩行バランス / 身体システム |
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| Research Abstract |
Fingertip light touch (LT) to a fixed surface, in quiet standing, substantially reduces postural sway, due to an enhanced somatosensory feedback. To further shed light on this additional feedback, we assessed the LT effect in normal walking. We found that, in young subjects, medio-lateral body fluctuation was attenuated by the LT. Touch force and fingertip position preceded the body sway in the EC condition, indicating the contribution of fingertip proprioceptive feedback. The effect of LT in normal walking was also confirmed for elderly subjects. In the next, based on these results, we developed a new cane, injecting noise-like stimulation to the skin surface.
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