A plantar-pressure based tongue-placed tactile biofeedback system for balance improvement

Maintaining an upright stance represents a complex task, which is achieved by integrating sensory information from the visual, vestibular and somatosensory systems. When one of these sensory inputs becomes unavailable and/or inaccurate and/or unreliable, postural control generally is degraded. One w...

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Published in:Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering 2007-01, Vol.10 (sup1), p.63-64
Main Authors: Vuillerme, N., Chenu, O., Pinsault, N., Fleury, A., Demongeot, J., Payan, Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automatic
Biomechanics
Cognitive science
Engineering Sciences
Life Sciences
Mechanics
Neurons and Cognition
Neuroscience
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Summary:Maintaining an upright stance represents a complex task, which is achieved by integrating sensory information from the visual, vestibular and somatosensory systems. When one of these sensory inputs becomes unavailable and/or inaccurate and/or unreliable, postural control generally is degraded. One way to solve this problem is to supplement and/or substitute limited/altered/missing sensory information by providing additional sensory information to the central nervous system via an alternative sensory modality. Along these lines, we developed an original biofeedback system [1] whose underlying principle consists in supplying the user with supplementary sensory information related to foot sole pressure distribution through a tongue-placed output device (Tongue Display Unit, "TDU" [2]). The purpose of the present experiment was to assess its effectiveness in improving balance in young healthy adults.
ISSN:1025-5842
1476-8259
DOI:10.1080/10255840701480113