The changes of temporospatial gait parameters during treadmill waking at preferred speed with and without song searching task

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Published: Aug 16, 2017
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Dual task Treadmill walking Gait smartphone Cognitive function

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Tippawan Meetam
Division of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Srinakharinwirot University
Phatawadee Sritan
Division of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Srinakharinwirot University
Thanapat Thongprong
Division of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Srinakharinwirot University

Abstract

Background: Using a smartphone while walking has been reported to effect gait speed, gait stability and efficiency of using smartphone performance. These effects were mostly reported during overground walking however their effects during treadmill walking with constant subject’s preferred speed have not been studied yet.


Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare temporospatial gait parameters and percentage of corrected songs between 4 conditions including 1) walking at preferred speed, single task (ST-W) 2) searching a song while walking at ST-W’s speed (DT1) 3) searching a song while walking at preferred speed (DT2) 4) song searching in sitting position (ST-S).


Methods: Thirty healthy subjects were participated in this study. They were tested for 2 minutes in each trial and 3 repetitions in each condition.


Results: Higher in percentage of total double support and lower in percentage of single support and were shown in DT1 compared to ST-W. Results of comparison between different walking speeds showed that step time, stride time and total double support was higher in DT2; however, step length, single support, stride length, speed and cadence were lower in DT2 than ST-W and DT1. No significant difference was found in percentage of corrected songs between each conditions.


Conclusion: The change of gait parameters is dependent on gait speed. Compared to ST-W, walking with song searching task at same speed demonstrated changes in percentage of single and double support parameters.

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Meetam T, Sritan P, Thongprong T. The changes of temporospatial gait parameters during treadmill waking at preferred speed with and without song searching task. Thai J Phys Ther [internet]. 2017 Aug. 16 [cited 2026 Jan. 2];39(2):39-51. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjpt/article/view/112239
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Vol. 39 No. 2 (2017): May-August 2017
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