Arm swing
Arm swing has been studied in 1 paper since 2020: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Apr 17, 2020: “Absent Arm Swing and Dual Tasking Decreases Trunk Postural Control and Dynamic Balance in People With Parkinson's Disease”.
1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated
“Compared with normal arm swing, absent arm swing reduced the least affected leg's average step length”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and 1 more
- Humans1
What did studies of Arm swing find?
2Studies of Arm swing measured 2 outcomes; the most studied are trunk anteroposterior instantaneous linear velocity (1 study) and step length (1).
Trunk anteroposterior instantaneous linear velocity
downin humans1
1 study
Trunk anteroposterior instantaneous linear velocity
downin humans1
Arm swing decreases trunk anteroposterior instantaneous linear velocity in humans.
“absent arm swing reduced trunk anteroposterior instantaneous angular velocity (least affected leg) and reduced anteroposterior instantaneous linear velocity (bilaterally).”
Human trialParkinson's disease; bilaterally; compared with normal arm swingabsenttrunkn = 20
Frontiers in neurology
Step length
downin humans1
1 study
Step length
downin humans1
Arm swing decreases step length in humans.
“Compared with normal arm swing, absent arm swing reduced the least affected leg's average step length”
Human trialParkinson's disease; least affected leg; compared with normal arm swingabsentn = 20
Frontiers in neurology