Acute and Chronic Effects of Lower Body Positive Pressure Exercise on the Very Elderly: A Pilot Study

Miura, Masaya; Kohzuki, Masahiro; Itoh, Osamu; Nagasaka, Makoto; Kinoshita, Hiroaki; Kawai, Yasuaki

doi:10.4172/2329-9096.1000173

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“…Simulated reduced-gravity exercise is widely used for rehabilitating patients and athletes with the intention to facilitate early mobility while simultaneously adhering to safe aerobic exercise [ 1 , 2 ] and providing partial body weight support to perform simulated reduced-gravity exercise. The most common methods include the use of water immersion systems, also referred to as water or pool therapy, and harness suspension treadmill systems.…”

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Use of Pressure-Measuring Insoles to Characterize Gait Parameters in Simulated Reduced-Gravity Conditions

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Prior researchers have observed the effect of simulated reduced-gravity exercise. However, the extent to which lower-body positive-pressure treadmill (LBPPT) walking alters kinematic gait characteristics is not well understood. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of LBPPT walking on selected gait parameters in simulated reduced-gravity conditions. Twenty-nine college-aged volunteers participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants wore pressure-measuring insoles (Medilogic GmBH, Schönefeld, Germany) and completed three 3.5-min walking trials on the LBPPT (AlterG, Inc., Fremont, CA, USA) at 100% (normal gravity) as well as reduced-gravity conditions of 40% and 20% body weight (BW). The resulting insole data were analyzed to calculate center of pressure (COP) variables: COP path length and width and stance time. The results showed that 100% BW condition was significantly different from both the 40% and 20% BW conditions, p < 0.05. There were no significant differences observed between the 40% and 20% BW conditions for COP path length and width. Conversely, stance time significantly differed between the 40% and 20% BW conditions. The findings of this study may prove beneficial for clinicians as they develop rehabilitation strategies to effectively unload the individual’s body weight to perform safe exercises.

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