Foot pressure-based analysis of gait while using a smartphone

Kondo, Ryohei; Okada, Kyoji; Wakasa, Masahiko; Saito, Akira; Kimoto, Minoru; Terui, Yoshino

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.12.020

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“…These findings are consistent with data from Niederer et al [13], where reading and researching on a smartphone while walking was also associated with increased hindfoot pressure. These findings are partially consistent with the data from Kondo et al [14], where there was a tendency for smartphone use to put more pressure on the forefoot than on the hindfoot. Thus, listening to an audiobook as a dual task may affect gait stability by altering the pressure on the foot.…”

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“…It is generally accepted that the DTC of gait parameters is higher in older adults than in younger adults. In addition, many studies have measured higher DTC for gait parameters with smartphone use [14,16]. At a fixed self-paced speed on the treadmill, stride length and stride time were longer, and cadence was naturally lower in the dual-task for the participants who listened rarely than for participants who listened often to audio files in their daily life.…”

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Does listening to audiobooks affect gait behavior?

Atakanova,

Laurentius,

Bollheimer

et al. 2023

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background The effect of listening to audiobooks, podcasts, and other audio files while walking on gait performance has not been well studied. Although the number of audio users is growing annually. Evidence suggests that a posture-first strategy contributes to gait stability in healthy individuals during dual-task conditions, but this effect may be diminished when the cognitive task is consciously prioritized. Objectives: To study the effect of listening to an audiobook while walking, as a daily life-like dual-task, on spatiotemporal gait parameters. Methods Forty young healthy (24.05 ± 3.66) subjects participated in the study. Spatiotemporal gait parameters were measured for 5 min on a treadmill once without (single-task) and once while listening to an audiobook through over-ear headphones (dual-task). Measured parameters included spatiotemporal parameters, gait phases, maximum pressure, and dual-task cost. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS software. Results There were no significant differences in any of the studied parameters between the single- and dual-task conditions, even though the subjective cognitive load of listening to audiobooks while walking was high. However, participants with different habits had significant differences in gait phases and maximum pressure. Rare listeners had a shorter stance phase, a longer swing phase, and a higher maximum pressure on the dominant heel. They also had significant differences in dual-task costs. Conclusion No differences in the spatiotemporal gait parameters for walking with and without listening to audiobooks, as a daily life-like dual-task, were observed. However, the difference between participants who listened rarely and participants who listened often may confirm the “posture first” strategy in young healthy people. Trial registration DRKS00025837, retrospectively registered on 23.11.2021.

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confidence: 99%