Paper Info
Title
Aging and Bimanual Effects on Finger Center of Pressure during Precision Grip: Different Strategies for Spatial Stability
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine aging and bimanual effects on finger spatial stability during precision grip. Twenty-one older and 21 younger adults performed precision grip tasks consisting of a single task (grip and lift an object with the thumb and index finger) and a dual task (the grip-lifting task with one hand and a peg board task with the other hand). The center of pressure (COP) trajectory and the grip force were evaluated using a pressure sensor with a high spatial resolution. In the COP trajectory, the main effects of age for the thumb (F-1,F-140 = 46.17, p < 0.01) and index finger (F-1,F-140 = 22.14, p < 0.01) and task difficulty for the thumb (F-1,F-140 = 6.47, p = 0.01) were significant based on ANCOVA. The COP trajectory was statistically decreased in the older adults. The COP trajectory was also decreased in the dual task, regardless of age. The results suggest the existence of a safety strategy to prioritize the spatial stability in the elderly group and in the dual task. This study provides new insights into the interpretation of the COP trajectory.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.3390/s21248396
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
center of pressure, spatial stability, precision grip, bimanual interference, elderly, sensor sheet
Journal
21
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
24
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ryoto Akiyama100.34
Naoto Noguchi200.34
Ken Kondo300.34
Koji Tanaka400.34
Bumsuk Lee500.34