ArticleGait & posture2018
Concurrent phone texting alters crossing behavior and induces gait imbalance during obstacle crossing.
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- Increased Gait Variability while Texting and Walking with Added Cognitive Loads in Challenging Environments.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Article
- Impact of Overweight on Spatial-Temporal Gait Parameters During Obstacle Crossing in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Reliability of Obstacle-Crossing Parameters during Overground Walking in Young Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Dual Tasking during Trip Recovery and Obstacle Clearance among Young, Healthy Adults in Human Factors Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Best-Compromise Control Strategy Between Mechanical Energy Expenditure and Foot Clearance for Obstacle-Crossing in Older Adults: Effects of Tai-Chi Chuan Practice.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Dual-Task Effect on Gait in Healthy Adolescents: Association between Health-Related Indicators and DT Performance.Journal of motor behavior · 2021Article
- Mobility assessment in people with Alzheimer disease using smartphone sensors.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2019Article
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Abstract
Texting during walking has become a very common daily activity and could alter gait performance, especially during locomotion when additional visual attention is demanded, such as obstacle crossing. The purpose of this study was to examine biomechanical changes in obstructed gait characteristics while engaging in a phone texting activity. Gait analyses were performed on ten young healthy adults under the following two tasks: 1) walking and crossing an obstacle set at a 10% of the subject's height and 2) walking and crossing an obstacle while responding to a text message. Whole body motion data were collected with a 10-camera motion capture system. Our data demonstrated that a conservative gait pattern was adopted while performing texting when approaching and crossing over the obstacle, which was indicated by slower walking speeds and greater toe-obstacle clearances. This gait pattern was, however, accompanied by a greater body sway in the frontal plane during crossing, which could be an indication of perturbed gait balance control. Increased visual-attentional demand from a concurrent phone texting could negatively impact young pedestrians' safety during obstacle crossing.
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