Şipal Meriç Selim, Yalçın Elif, Karaduman Aynur Ayşe
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Departmant of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Turkey.
Appl Bionics Biomech. 2023 Mar 15;2023:6630913. doi: 10.1155/2023/6630913. eCollection 2023.
Arm swing has a crucial role in gait. It is essential in terms of regulating gait parameters and balance during walking. In the case of bradykinesia, the arms act as a generator to maintain lower extremity movement while walking. The way gyroscopes work makes them useful in arm swings. In this study, the arm swing is facilitated by a new type of gyroscope. As a main purpose, a gyroscope was used to increase arm swing during pendulum exercise and walking.
Thirty healthy volunteers were included in the study. The study covered three situations. The first evaluation was performed without the gyroscope. The second evaluation was performed while the gyroscope was installed but not activated. The final evaluation was made while the gyroscope was installed and powered up. The effect of the gyroscope on the arm swing was evaluated by the Dartfish®, and the gait was evaluated with the Zebris® force distribution measurement analysis system.
According to the results, the gyroscope increases the arm swing in the pendulum exercise ( < 0.05). Furthermore, using the gyroscope, the step width decreased, and the gait cycle time increased ( < 0.05).
The gyroscope is suitable for facilitating arm swings in healthy volunteers. This study is essential to demonstrate the effect of a gyroscope on extremity movements for the first time. In the future, a medical device that has the features of a gyroscope can be designed for its use in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Senile Bradykinesia.
摆臂在步态中起着关键作用。在行走过程中，它对于调节步态参数和平衡至关重要。在运动迟缓的情况下，手臂在行走时充当维持下肢运动的发生器。陀螺仪的工作方式使其在摆臂中很有用。在本研究中，一种新型陀螺仪促进了摆臂。作为主要目的，使用陀螺仪在钟摆运动和行走过程中增加摆臂。
30名健康志愿者纳入本研究。该研究涵盖三种情况。第一次评估在不使用陀螺仪的情况下进行。第二次评估在安装了陀螺仪但未激活的情况下进行。最后一次评估在安装并启动陀螺仪的情况下进行。通过Dartfish®评估陀螺仪对摆臂的影响，并用Zebris®力分布测量分析系统评估步态。
根据结果，陀螺仪在钟摆运动中增加了摆臂（<0.05）。此外，使用陀螺仪时，步幅减小，步态周期时间增加（<0.05）。
陀螺仪适用于促进健康志愿者的摆臂。本研究首次证明陀螺仪对肢体运动的影响，具有重要意义。未来，可以设计一种具有陀螺仪功能的医疗设备用于帕金森病和老年运动迟缓的治疗。
