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Trial reportBioMed research international2017

A Study on the Improvement of Walking Characteristics of the Elderly with Vibration Stimuli Applied to the Tibialis Anterior Tendon.

Kiyoung Kwak, Huigyun Kim, Dongwook Kim

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of Focal Vibration Technique on Lower Limb Performance: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kiyoung KwakDepartment of Healthcare Engineering, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8187-8250
Huigyun KimDepartment of Healthcare Engineering, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3826-0425
Dongwook KimDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3293-9541
Jeonbuk National University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the gait pattern of the elderly with aging and to analyze the elderly's gait changes by the focal tendon vibratory stimulation. A total of 10 elderly males and 15 young adult males participated in this study. Using 3D motion analysis, we analyzed that difference between the elderly gait and young adults gait and the changes of the elderly gait by applying focal vibratory stimuli. As a result, specifically in the early stance, the elderly's gait was more flexed and the lower extremity extensors of the elderly worked harder. When the focal vibratory stimuli were applied, joint angle of the elderly was induced to that of the young adults. There was a reduction in demands for supporting bodies and progressing gait in the stance phase. This means that focal vibratory stimuli affect the gait of the elderly. Also, the changes of the gait of the elderly varied according to the characteristics of the focal vibratory stimuli. This implies that the activity of the motor may be dependent on vibratory stimuli characteristics.

Indexed as

GaitPhysical Therapy ModalitiesTibiaVibrationWalkingAdultAgedHumansMaleRange of Motion, ArticularTendons

Identifiers

PMID29318151
PMCPMC5727664
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