The influence of using mobile while walking on gait parameters

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of using mobile while walking on gait parameters. Five males and two females who were graduate students participated five walking conditions: normal walking, walking with mobile, walking with typing on mobile, walking with watching website on mobile and walking with watching movie and listing music on mobile while treadmill walking. Motion analysis of gate using MAC motion capture system and eye-tracking using eye mark recorder: EMR-9 were measured. Step length, coefficient of variance on step length, standard deviation of mediolateral coordination on left heel and center of body trunk were analyzed while walking. Widely variation in step length was found at walking with typing on mobile in relation to other conditions significantly. Wobble of foot motion and sway of body were observed while walking with operating mobile. In this study, it was clarified that smartphone zombie had negative effect on gait parameters.