부산대학교 도서관

Although the average life expectancy in Japan has been increasing in recent years, the problem of the large gap between healthy life expectancy and average life expectancy is still unresolved. Among the factors that lead to the need for nursing care, injuries due to falls account for a certain percentage of the total. In this paper, we developed boots that can provide external disturbance to the ankle with pneumatic gel muscles (PGM). We conducted an experiment using electromyographic potentials (EMG) and center of foot pressure (COP) as evaluation indices to evaluate the effectiveness of fall prevention training using this device, which is smaller and lighter than conventional devices.