在跑步机上行走时,适应时空步态对称性,以功能电刺激
Seung-Jae Kim1, Alex Worthy1, Brandom Lee1
1Biomedical Engineering, California Baptist University, Riverside, CA, United States of America.
PloS one
|October 18, 2024
概括
功能电刺激 (FES) 可以促进健康受试者的步态对称性适应. 显式定时的FES成功改变了姿势时间对称性,表明神经康复的潜力.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 神经康复疗法 神经康复疗法
- 人类运动科学科学 人类运动科学
背景情况:
- 神经障碍经常导致不对称的步态.
- 步行不对称会影响移动性,增加跌倒风险.
- 制定改善步态对称性的干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查功能电刺激 (FES) 是否可以诱导空间和时间对称的步态适应.
- 探索健康个体在跑步机上行走时FES扰动对步态对称性的影响.
主要方法:
- 健康的受试者经历了跑步机行走与功能电刺激 (FES) 干扰.
- 测试了两个条件:隐式 (无意识的适应) 和显式 (有意识的同步).
- 测量了步骤长度和姿势时间,以分析步态对称性和后果.
主要成果:
- 在显式条件下,FES诱导了立场时间 (时间) 对称性的显著变化.
- 在FES停止后,观察到对立场时间不对称的轻微残余效应.
- 没有发现步骤长度 (空间) 对称性的显著变化,这表明时间和空间步行模式的独立适应.
结论:
- 在明确控制下的功能电刺激 (FES) 可以有效地诱导时间步态不对称的适应,特别是姿态.
- 这些发现表明,空间和时间步行模式可能会独立地适应.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解FES反应机制和长期对步态对称性的影响.
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