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Evaluating the Effects of Kinesthetic Biofeedback Delivered Using Reaction Wheels on Standing Balance
Joint Authors
Afzal, Muhammad Raheel
Yoon, Jungwon
Eizad, Amre
Palo Peña, Carlos Ernesto
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aging, injury, or ailments can contribute to impaired balance control and increase the risk of falling.
Provision of light touch augments the sense of balance and can thus reduce the amount of body sway.
In this study, a wearable reaction wheel-based system is used to deliver light touch-based balance biofeedback on the subject’s back.
The system can sense torso tilt and, using reaction wheels, generates light touch.
A group of 7 healthy young individuals performed balance tasks under 12 trial combinations based on two conditions each of standing stance and surface types and three of biofeedback device status.
Torso tilt data, collected from a waist-mounted smartphone during all the trials, were analyzed to determine the efficacy of the system.
Provision of biofeedback by the device significantly reduced RMS of mediolateral (ML) trunk tilt (p<0.05) and ML trunk acceleration (p<0.05).
Repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant interaction between stance and surface on reduction in RMS of ML trunk tilt, AP trunk tilt, ML trunk acceleration, and AP trunk acceleration.
The device shows promise for further applications such as virtual reality interaction and gait rehabilitation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Afzal, Muhammad Raheel& Eizad, Amre& Palo Peña, Carlos Ernesto& Yoon, Jungwon. 2018. Evaluating the Effects of Kinesthetic Biofeedback Delivered Using Reaction Wheels on Standing Balance. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Afzal, Muhammad Raheel…[et al.]. Evaluating the Effects of Kinesthetic Biofeedback Delivered Using Reaction Wheels on Standing Balance. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187681
American Medical Association (AMA)
Afzal, Muhammad Raheel& Eizad, Amre& Palo Peña, Carlos Ernesto& Yoon, Jungwon. Evaluating the Effects of Kinesthetic Biofeedback Delivered Using Reaction Wheels on Standing Balance. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187681
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1187681