Gaze-stabilization exercise (GSE) is often conducted in vestibular rehabilitation, but its effect on function postural control not clear. We investigated whether GSE affects during static upright standing and vestibulospinal reflex (VSR) healthy young adults. First, the center of pressure total trajectory length (CoP-L) was measured before each task or (only standing) (pre), immediately after (post), 10 min (post10) position foam rubber with eyes open closed (EC). Second, H-reflex soleus...

Previously, we reported that cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation (C-TMS) facilitates spinal motoneuronal excitability in resting humans. In this study, aimed to characterize the descending pathway is responsible for C-TMS-associated facilitation. We evaluated effect of C-TMS on ipsilateral soleus Ia presynaptic inhibition (PSI) and reciprocal (RI) because vestibulospinal reticulospinal tracts project from cerebellum mediate motoneurons via interneurons associated with PSI. PSI RI...

We investigated whether cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation (C-TMS) facilitates the excitability of ipsilateral soleus motoneuron pool in resting humans, and facilitation is modulated by a task that promotes activity. A test tibial nerve stimulus evoking H-reflex from right muscle was delivered before or after conditioning C-TMS prone individuals. The amplitude significantly increased at conditioning-test interstimulus intervals 110, 120, 130 ms. Furthermore, we revealed this effect...

Clostridium difficile is an important cause of acute enterocolitis in horses. We describe five cases C infection occurring postoperatively Thoroughbred racehorses. Following diarrhoea or colic accompanied by a marked increase packed cell volume (to ≥60 per cent) and leucopenia (≤4000 cells/μl) within two to four days after surgery all horses, them died were euthanased because colitis severe diarrhoea. In these necrotising entero‐typhlo‐colitis was revealed postmortem examination, recovered...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether galvanic vestibular stimulation with stochastic noise (nGVS) modulates the body sway and muscle activity of lower limbs, depending on visual somatosensory information from foot using rubber-foam. Methods: Seventeen healthy young adults participated in study. Each subject maintained an upright standing position a force plate with/without rubber-foam, their eyes open/closed, measure center pressure. Thirty minutes after baseline measurements...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate whether gaze stabilization exercise derives sensory reweighting vestibular for upright postural control. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-three healthy volunteers participated in study. center pressure the total trajectory length measured before (pre), immediately after (post), 10 min (post10) exercise, static standing position, with eyes open or closed, on floor foam rubber. contribution values visual, somatosensory, systems were calculated...

Autoimmune diseases, especially autoimmune thyroid disease, frequently develop after delivery due to the immune rebound mechanism. Most cases involve transient dysfunction of affected organs. Weexamined three patients who developed liver delivery. They were all diagnosed with definite or probable hepatitis using scoring system International Hepatitis Group. Moreover, them had anti‐CYP2D6 antibodies detected by a sensitive radioligand assay. Our findings strongly suggest that is induced...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to confirm the accuracy a revised method for predicting Functional Independence Measure (FIM) at discharge when stroke patients are first admitted rehabilitation hospital. [Subjects and Methods] predictive equation with logarithmic trend line calculated based on total score FIM admission in 93 cerebral infarction (CI) 60 intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). In other CI or ICH (validation group), differences between actual predicted by combined (CI + ICH)...

To investigate whether gaze stabilization exercises (GSEs) improve eye and head movements low-frequency cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) inhibits GSE trainability. 25 healthy adults (real rTMS, n = 12; sham 13) were recruited. Real or rTMS was performed for 15 min (1 Hz, 900 stimulations). The center of the butterfly coil set 1 cm below inion in real rTMS. Following stimulation, 10 trials a conducted at intervals. In GSE, subjects instructed to stand upright...

Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) is often used to improve postural stability in disorders, such as neurorehabilitation montage. For the safe use of nGVS, we investigated whether arterial pressure (AP) and heart rate vary during static supine slow whole-body tilt with random nGVS (0.4 mA, 0.1-640 Hz, gaussian distribution) a healthy elderly population. This study was conducted double-blind, sham-controlled, cross-over design. Seventeen older adults were recruited. They asked...

: This study aimed to investigate whether cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation (C-TMS) affected the cortical silent period (cSP) induced by TMS over primary motor cortex (M1) and effect of interstimulus interval (ISI) on conditioning left M1 (M1-TMS). Fourteen healthy adult participants were instructed control abduction force right index finger 20% maximum voluntary contraction. M1-TMS was delivered during this induce cSP electromyograph first dorsal interosseous muscle. cerebellum...

Purpose. The aim of this study was to assess whether the home care score (HCS), which developed by Ministry Health and Welfare in Japan 1992, is useful for prediction advisability care. Methods. Subjects living at assisted-living facilities were analyzed. Binominal logistic regression analyses, using age, sex, functional independence measure score, HCS, along with receiver operating characteristic curve conducted. Findings/Conclusions. Only HCS selected equation. Receiver analysis revealed...

The present study investigated facilitation of corticospinal excitability during motor imagery wrist movement with visual or quantitative inspection background electromyographic (EMG) activity. Ten healthy participants imagined extension from a first-person perspective in response to start cue. Transcranial magnetic stimulation was delivered the cortex 2 sec. after EMG signals were recorded extensor carpi radialis muscle. Trials activity discarded based on inspection. Both motor-evoked...

[Purpose] This study investigated whether it is possible to predict return home at discharge from a rehabilitation hospital in Japan using the care score of patients with cerebrovascular or osteoarticular disease and low activities daily living admission. [Subjects Methods] The functional independent measurement were determined for 226 admission five hospitals, receiver operating characteristic analyses conducted. [Results] cutoff point prediction was 11, area under curve more than 0.8. 0.77...

Repeated high-impact ground forces can lead to injury and decreased performance. While increasing flexor hallucis longus (FHL) muscle activity is known increase stiffness elasticity, it unknown if this also decreases reaction by shock absorption during landing. This study aimed determine whether FHL affects force landing in healthy subjects. Eight subjects performed single-leg steps onto a platform for five trials, with without flexion of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint at moment...

〔目的〕立位姿勢制御時の感覚統合の異常が改善したことにより，歩行能力が改善した症例を経験したので報告する．〔対象〕対象は脳梗塞発症後1ヵ月経過した70歳代女性とした．本症例は，明らかな麻痺がないにもかかわらず，麻痺側立脚期が短縮し，転倒の危険性を有していた．〔方法〕立位時の各感覚貢献度を算出すると，本症例は感覚情報の重みづけに異常を有していることが明らかとなった．通常の理学療法に加え，セラピストはディジョックボード上で麻痺側片脚立位姿勢をとらせ，足底からの感覚入力を促すトレーニングを行った．介入期間は1ヵ月とした．〔結果〕立位時感覚貢献度指数，歩行左右対称性，10m歩行速度に改善が認められた．〔結語〕今回の再重みづけトレーニングが本症例の立位時の感覚統合に効果があった可能性が示唆された．

[Purpose] This study investigated differences in the convergence mode of post-step sway between young and older adults using a step-down task to identify fall causes assess consecutive postural adjustments. [Participants Methods] included 15 (nine females six males each group). The participants stepped down from standing position force platform 10 cm lower maintained one-leg position. center-of-pressure total trajectory length was assessed plate regression equations for time were derived...

Proprioceptive function of the lower limbs deteriorates in patients following total hip arthroplasty. Patients show poor balance and rely more on visual information than proprioceptive information. Plantar vibration stimuli can mechanically enhance somatosensory input from plantar cutaneous mechanoreceptors, thereby improving static balance. may improve after This is first study to investigate whether affects during early phase arthroplasty.In this cross-over design study, 16 female (aged...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the role sub score home care for prediction advisability and whether it is useful when difficult draw a high-precision using functional independence measure. Methods: In total, 148 subjects living at their or in assisted-living facilities were analyzed. A binominal logistic regression analysis conducted all patients receiver operating characteristic on with ranging from 37-90, because, group, ratio approximately 50 %. Result: Availability...

Introduction Patients with total knee arthroplasty occasionally develop postoperative abnormalities such as posttraumatic stiffness and arthrofibrosis, which may affect activities of daily living. However, there are no clear assessment methods or interventions for stiffness. Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging enables real-time evaluation mobility flexibility tissues. The purpose this case report was to describe the use musculoskeletal evaluating optimal location passive manipulation.Case...