Oshita Kazushige, Yano Sumio
Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Sports Science, Kyushu Kyoritsu University, 1-8 Jiyugaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka, 807-8585, Japan.
Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, 3-11, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe-city, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan.
Open Biomed Eng J. 2015 Jul 23;9:146-50. doi: 10.2174/1874120701509010146. eCollection 2015.
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of lightly gripping a cane on the Functional Reach Test (FRT) to evaluate dynamic balance. 21 healthy men (19±1 years) were asked to perform the FRT three times. The standard FRT was performed in the first and third trials. In the second trial, participants in a light-grip group (n = 11) were told to lightly grip (but to not apply force for mechanical support) the cane during the FRT. Participants in a depend-on-cane group (n = 10) were told to perform the FRT while supporting their weight with the cane. FRT is improved by not only supporting a person's own weight with a cane but also just lightly gripping the cane. These findings would be helpful in the development of a useful application to improve the human movement using a haptic sensory supplementation for activities of daily living.
本研究的目的是调查轻轻握住手杖对功能性伸手测试(FRT)的影响,以评估动态平衡。21名健康男性(19±1岁)被要求进行3次FRT。在第一次和第三次试验中进行标准FRT。在第二次试验中,轻握组(n = 11)的参与者被告知在FRT期间轻轻握住(但不施加力以提供机械支撑)手杖。依靠手杖组(n = 10)的参与者被告知在用手杖支撑体重的同时进行FRT。不仅用手杖支撑自身重量,而且仅仅轻轻握住手杖,都能改善FRT。这些发现将有助于开发一种有用的应用程序,通过触觉感官补充来改善日常生活活动中的人体运动。