1P1-G01 Effect of tibialis anterior vibration on gait motion

Abstract

In this study, we develop the small device to induce motion illusion in ankle joint angle during a walk. We focused on deep sensibility which acts on sense of position and sense of movement in the sensors group. The motion illusion phenomenon induced by vibration stimulation with deep part mechanoreceptors such as muscle spindle and tendon spindle, and this phenomenon influences adjustment of the joint angle. The result of this study suggests that the vibration stimulus to tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle influences gait motion in patients with diabetic neuropathy.