Research Article

Evaluating the Effects of Kinesthetic Biofeedback Delivered Using Reaction Wheels on Standing Balance

Table 3

RMS values of the measured parameters.

ParameterStanceSurface
Ground (G)Foam (F)
Device
NOBNOB

ML trunk tilt (degree)Tandem-Romberg (T)0.5192 ± 0.03810.4961 ± 0.02230.4234 ± 0.01021.3747 ± 0.06681.3724 ± 0.10511.1019 ± 0.0564
Single-leg (S)1.1251 ± 0.04501.1287 ± 0.02571.0582 ± 0.01242.1152 ± 0.03912.0980 ± 0.02562.0058 ± 0.0411

AP trunk tilt (degree)Tandem-Romberg (T)1.0172 ± 0.03741.0219 ± 0.04701.0328 ± 0.27591.9030 ± 0.05521.9048 ± 0.05741.8932 ± 0.0501
Single-leg (S)1.6114 ± 0.02871.6205 ± 0.02381.6274 ± 0.02752.4284 ± 0.03682.4318 ± 0.04462.4104 ± 0.0249

ML trunk acceleration (m/s2)Tandem-Romberg (T)0.0635 ± 0.00250.0629 ± 0.00290.0514 ± 0.00180.1062 ± 0.00260.1054 ± 0.00370.0926 ± 0.0043
Single-leg (S)0.0956 ± 0.00160.0946 ± 0.00340.0858 ± 0.00310.1459 ± 0.00320.1451 ± 0.00360.1348 ± 0.0049

AP trunk acceleration (m/s2)Tandem-Romberg (T)0.0614 ± 0.01960.0619 ± 0.00120.0620 ± 0.00110.1082 ± 0.00290.1075 ± 0.00380.1079 ± 0.0034
Single-leg (S)0.1063 ± 0.00270.1070 ± 0.00380.1066 ± 0.00310.1621 ± 0.00230.1613 ± 0.00280.1618 ± 0.0019