ArticleScientific reports2017
Mastoid vibration affects dynamic postural control during gait in healthy older adults.
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- Effects of Dynamic Perturbation-Based Training on Balance Control of Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Scientific reports · 2018Trial
- Ageing changes the proprioceptive contribution to balance control under different types of mastoid vibration: A cross-sectional study.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Applying bilateral mastoid vibration changes the margin of stability in the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions while walking on different inclines.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Effect of Vibro-Tactile Stimulation Sequence and Support Surface Inclination on Gait and Balance Measures.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Inducing asymmetric gait in healthy walkers: a review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Review
- The ground reaction force pattern during walking under vestibular-demanding task with/without mastoid vibration: implication for future sensorimotor training in astronauts.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Different Types of Visual Perturbation Induced Different Demands and Patterns in Active Control: Implication for Future Sensorimotor Training.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Different Types of Mastoid Process Vibrations Affect Dynamic Margin of Stability Differently.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Effects of Aging on the Obstacle Negotiation Strategy while Stepping over Multiple Obstacles.Scientific reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
Vestibular disorders are difficult to diagnose early due to the lack of a systematic assessment. Our previous work has developed a reliable experimental design and the result shows promising results that vestibular sensory input while walking could be affected through mastoid vibration (MV) and changes are in the direction of motion. In the present paper, we wanted to extend this work to older adults and investigate how manipulating sensory input through mastoid vibration (MV) could affect dynamic postural control during walking. Three levels of MV (none, unilateral, and bilateral) applied via vibrating elements placed on the mastoid processes were combined with the Locomotor Sensory Organization Test (LSOT) paradigm to challenge the visual and somatosensory systems. We hypothesized that the MV would affect sway variability during walking in older adults. Our results revealed that MV significantly not only increased the amount of sway variability but also decreased the temporal structure of sway variability only in anterior-posterior direction. Importantly, the bilateral MV stimulation generally produced larger effects than the unilateral. This is an important finding that confirmed our experimental design and the results produced could guide a more reliable screening of vestibular system deterioration.
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