Experimental Analysis of an Orthosis Effect on Human Balance during standing and walking

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
seyed amir hoseini sabzevari
maryam zare
university of gonabad
10.22034/stme.2023.168733
Abstract
 In recent decades, due to the significant increase in the elderly in the age pyramid of most of the country, wearable orthoses have received more attention with regard to rehabilitation. Sudden falls are one of the most important factors leading to death in the elderly. In this article, the impact of an orthosis on human balance while standing and walking has been investigated. The effect of this simple orthosis in reducing body metabolism while walking has been studied. In this article, the experimental effect of this orthosis on people’s balance has been investigated. For this purpose, the desired orthosis was designed and manufactured. Then a data bank was created by the results of the experiments. To compile this data, the results of the experiments conducted by 10 volunteer students were used. In these tests, ear fluid and vision indicators were analyzed on the performance of people when using this orthosis. The findings of the studies are related to the study between people. According to the results of the tests, the use of the above orthosis improves the performance of people in the dynamic body, while the results of this research on static performance do not show any effect.
Keywords
Wearable orthoses
balance
walking
standing
sudden falls
Subjects
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Science and Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
February 2023
Pages 138-144

  • Receive Date 24 July 2022
  • Revise Date 15 November 2022
  • Accept Date 16 February 2023
  • First Publish Date 20 February 2023
  • Publish Date 20 February 2023