A5006000376- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Sports and Physical Education Research
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Physical Activity and Health
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
Kansai Medical University
2015-2025
Kyoto University
2015-2020
Kio University
2010
The subjective visual vertical (VV), the visually estimated direction of gravity, is essential for assessing vestibular function and visuospatial cognition. In this study, we aimed to investigate mechanisms underlying altered VV perception in stroke participants with unilateral spatial neglect (USN), specifically by examining their eye movement patterns during judgment tasks. Participants USN demonstrated limited scanning along a rotating bar, often fixating on prominent ends, such as top or...
Balance impairment after a stroke is common impediment to activities of daily living and can lead falls. ability particularly associated with social participation; therefore, targeted rehabilitation prevent falls crucial. We have previously developed dual-belt treadmill task for repetitive multidirectional stepping based on open-skill training, which demonstrated significant efficacy in balance training older adults. However, the effect survivors, who are more likely move manner that...
Abstract Background Falls on stairs are a major cause of severe injuries among older adults, with stair descent posing significantly greater risks than ascent. Variations in phenotypes may reflect differences physical function and biomechanical stability, their identification prevent falls. Aims This study aims to classify adults investigate the functional between these using hierarchical cluster analysis. Methods Eighty-two participated this study. Stair was measured three-dimensional...
To clarify the difference in longitudinal effects of physical exercise on health-related outcomes according to baseline frailty status (frail or non-frail) community-dwelling older adults.Participants included 177 adults aged ≥65 years who carried out multicomponent exercises (strength, aerobic, gait and balance) for 40 min, one three times per week, 1 year at a day-care center. Bodyweight, comfortable walking speed, 6-min distance Mini-Mental State Examination were measured every 3 months....
The motor modules during human walking are identified using non-negative matrix factorization (NNMF) from surface electromyography (EMG) signals. extraction of in healthy participants is affected by the change pre-processing EMG signals, such as low-pass filters (LPFs); however, effect different methods, number necessary gait cycles (GCs) post-stroke patients with varying steps, remains unknown. We aimed to specify that GCs influenced extracted consideration LPFs patients. In total, 10...
Twenty-two community-dwelling patients with chronic hemiplegia participated in this study. Eight participants performed only discrete-skill step training during the loading response phase, focusing on paretic hip extension movement (LR group). Another eight preswing swing (PSw The remaining six were trained using both methods, at least 6 months each group to washout influence of previous training. Therefore, final number was 14. braking and propulsive forces GRFs measured gait before after...
Purpose: This study aims to clarify the biomechanical characteristics of different stair descent phenotypes and their relationship with physical function in community-dwelling older adults using hierarchical cluster analysis.Methods: A total 82 individuals participated; descents were measured a three-dimensional motion analysis system. Physical was assessed measures muscle strength, walking speed, Timed Up Go Test (TUG), Community Balance Mobility Scale (CB&M).Results: Hierarchical performed...
Knee adduction moment (KAM) indicates mechanical stress on the medial knee compartment during stance. Gait modification to reduce KAM may affect lever arm (KLA) by changing center of pressure (COP) and tilt ground reaction force (GRF) vector. This study aimed investigate effects gait KLA in patients with obesity. Three-dimensional analysis obesity (n = 55) was performed measure peak KAM, impulse, KLA. They walked at a self-selected speed (Comfortable), their toes outward (Toe-out), wide step...
The association between body mass index (BMI) and frailty in elderly patients with disabilities is unclear. We aimed to investigate the BMI according sex. This cross-sectional study included 280 from an daycare center. classification for Asian population was used categorize into four groups: underweight, normal, overweight, obese. Frailty score based on phenotypic definition of consisted five criteria derived revised Japanese version Cardiovascular Health Study. Those who had three or more...