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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

A Wearable Biofeedback Device to Increase Gait Swing Time Could Have Positive Effects on Gait among Older Adults.

Alexandra Giraldo-Pedroza, Winson Chiu-Chun Lee, Wing-Kai Lam, Robyn Coman, Gursel Alici

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Alexandra Giraldo-PedrozaSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9487-9735
Winson Chiu-Chun LeeSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2119-7108
Wing-Kai LamLi Ning Sports Science Research Center, Beijing 101111, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8692-2206
Robyn ComanSchool of Health and Society, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2713-7376
Gursel AliciSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6527-2881

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Li Ning Sports (HK) Co 000000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Older adults walk with a shorter stride length, reduced hip range of motion (ROM) and higher cadence. These are signs of reductions in walking ability. This study investigated whether using a wireless smart insole system that monitored and provided biofeedback to encourage an extension of swing time could increase stride length and hip flexion, while reducing the cadence. Seven older adults were tested in this study, with and without the biofeedback device, in an outdoor environment. Gait analysis was performed by using GaitRite system and Xsens MVN. Repeated measures analysis demonstrated that with biofeedback, the swing time increased by 6.45%, stride length by 4.52% and hip flexion by 14.73%, with statistical significance. It also decreased the cadence significantly by 5.5%. This study has demonstrated that this smart insole system modified positively the studied gait parameters in older adults and has the potential to improve their walking ability.

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GaitWearable Electronic DevicesBiofeedback, PsychologyBiomechanical PhenomenaGait AnalysisWalkingbiofeedbackbiomechanicselderlygaitgait retrainingwalking abilitywearable device

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PMID35009646
PMCPMC8747130

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