Vibrotactile feedback of mediolateral trunk tilt or foot pressure increases locomotor performance in healthy older adults--a pilot study.
Sensory substitution devices can provide body orientation and somatosensory information through vibrotactile feedback. This pilot study compares the effects of two vibrotactile feedback devices during a locomotor task using similar groups of elder subjects.
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, and the Jenks Vestibular Diagnostic Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA. cwall@mit.edu
Conrad
C
Wall
Diane
D
Wrisley
Lars
L
Oddsson
D000368:Aged; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011312:Pressure; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012016:Reference Values