@article{ref1,
title="The effect of lightly gripping a cane on the dynamic balance control",
journal="Open biomedical engineering journal",
year="2015",
author="Oshita, Kazushige and Yano, Sumio",
volume="9",
number="",
pages="146-150",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1874-1207",
doi="10.2174/1874120701509010146",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874120701509010146"
}