ArticleScientific reports2020
Shoes with active insoles mitigate declines in balance after fatigue.
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- Application of vibration to the soles reduces minimum toe clearance variability during walking.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Acute Effects of Plantar Proprioceptive Training on Dynamic Balance and Ankle Range of Motion: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Immediate Effects of Vibrotexture Shoe Insoles on Quiet Standing Balance and Lower Limb Muscle Activity in Healthy Young Adults.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2026Article
- Motor control enhancements by sub-threshold mechanical noise applied to foot soles during quiet standing.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Multi-Type Stochastic Resonances for Noise-Enhanced Mechanical, Optical, and Acoustic Sensing.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
- Application of vibration to the soles increases long-range correlations in the stride parameters during walking.Heliyon · 2023Article
- An Individualized Machine Learning Approach for Human Body Weight Estimation Using Smart Shoe Insoles.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Therapeutic Vibrating Insole Device for Postural Instability in Older People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Control Study.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2022Article
- Supra-threshold vibration applied to the foot soles enhances jump height under maximum effort.PloS one · 2022Article
- Effects of Physical and Mental Fatigue on Postural Sway and Cortical Activity in Healthy Young Adults.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Wearing Cushioning Shoes Reduce Load Rates More Effectively in Post-Fatigue than in Pre-Fatigue during Landings.Biology · 2021Article
- Frequency-dependent force direction elucidates neural control of balance.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- The effects of mechanical noise bandwidth on balance across flat and compliant surfaces.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Identifying human postural dynamics and control from unperturbed balance.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
Fatigue can induce postural instability and even lead to falls. However, most current methods to delay or reduce fatigue require long preparatory time, or large and expensive equipment. We propose a convenient method to alleviate postural instability due to fatigue. We paid attention to that fatigue and aging share similar neurophysiological deterioration of sensory-motor function. Considering that stochastic resonance via sub-sensory mechanical vibration increases postural stability in the elderly, we propose that sub-sensory insole vibration reduces the negative effect of fatigue on postural control. We performed experiments with 21 young and healthy adult participants, and demonstrated that insole vibration compensates for the loss of balance ability due to fatigue. The sub-sensory insole vibration restored both the area of center of pressure and the complexity of the time series of the motor output after fatigue to the pre-fatigue levels. The insole units generating the vibration were completely concealed in shoes and controlled by a smart phone. This compact implementation contrasts with the cumbersome procedure of current solutions to fatigue-induced postural instability.
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