Trial reportScientific reports2018
Arm swing asymmetry in overground walking.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Wearable Haptic Feedback System for Arm-Swing Amplitude Modulation During Overground Walking in Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of ActiGraph CentrePoint Insight Watch Placement on Dominant and Nondominant Wrists in Young Adults in Free-Living Conditions: Observational Validation Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Observational
- Relationship Between Arm Swing Angles and Intervertebral Spinal Rotation Angles During Treadmill Walking.Cureus · 2025Article
- Automatic ML-based vestibular gait classification: examining the effects of IMU placement and gait task selection.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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- Effect of Unilateral Shoulder Disorder on the Stance Phase of Human Gait.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2022Article
- Automated Analysis of the Two-Minute Walk Test in Clinical Practice Using Accelerometer Data.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- The Power of Musification: Sensor-Based Music Feedback Improves Arm Swing in Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2021Article
- Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Identifying Gait Parameters Suitable to Evaluate Subtle Changes in Gait in People with Multiple Sclerosis.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Quantification of Arm Swing during Walking in Healthy Adults and Parkinson's Disease Patients: Wearable Sensor-Based Algorithm Development and Validation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Treadmill experiments suggest that left-dominant arm swing is common in healthy walking adults and is modulated by cognitive dual-tasking. Little is known about arm swing asymmetry in overground walking. We report directional (dASI) and non-directional arm swing symmetry indices (ndASI) from 334 adults (mean age 68.6 ± 5.9 y) walking overground at comfortable (NW) and fast (FW) speeds and while completing a serial subtraction task (DT). dASI and ndASI were calculated from sagittal shoulder range of motion data generated by inertial measurement units affixed to the wrist. Most (91%) participants were right-handed. Group mean arm swing amplitude was significantly larger on the left in all walking conditions. During NW, ndASI was 39.5 ± 21.8, with a dASI of 21.9 ± 39.5. Distribution of dASI was bimodal with an approximately 2:1 ratio of left:right-dominant arm swing. There were no differences in ndASI between conditions but dASI was smaller during DT compared to FW (15.2 vs 24.6; p = 0.009). Handedness was unrelated to ndASI, dASI or the change in ASI metrics under DT. Left-dominant arm swing is the norm in healthy human walking irrespective of walking condition or handedness. As disease markers, ndASI and dASI may have different and complementary roles.
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