Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
Online ISSN : 1881-4379
Print ISSN : 1347-443X
ISSN-L : 1347-443X
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Effect on Walking of Improvement in Standing Posture
MASAKO TSURUOKAYURIKO TSURUOKARYOSUKE SHIBASAKI
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2015 Volume 53 Issue Supplement Pages S262_02

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This study presents the effect on walking of improvement in standing posture of healthy young students. Most of them do not have a habit of playing sports or walking. After computer work or sitting on a chair for 1 hour, they complained of lower back pain and a stiff neck. They have a habit to walk with a heavy bag on one side and also their posture is affected by the head being tilted forward every day due to prolonged smartphone use. They themselves explore the factors of their individual unbalanced standing posture, and in order to understand how to make correct posture, they do muscle strengthening, and movement to improve strength and flexibility of the joints for three months. Before this exercise, their walking balances were out of 1/f fluctuation, which is a stable index of human body. After this exercise, their muscle mass increased due to a diet of higher protein and reduced fat and carbohydrates. Then their walking balances were close to 1/f fluctuation. Their standing posture and walking balance improved after changing their daily life style. It is important to get good standing posture and walking balance while young students for preventive medicine.
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