Development and evaluation of a foot grip strength measurement tool for prediction of fall accident risk

• Project/Area Number: 20570231
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied anthropology
• Research Institution: Nihon University
• Principal Investigator: AOKI Kazuo Nihon University, 理工学部, 教授 (70125970)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HORIUCHI Kunio 工学院大学, グローバルエンジニアリング学部, 准教授 (90439266)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 転倒 / 予測 / 足趾把握筋力 / 転倒防止 / 高齢者

Research Abstract

The strength level of lower limbs is considered to be related to the fall accidents of elderly people. We developed a dynamometer for measuring foot grip strength and about 300 male and female subjects were measured with a questionnaire on the experience of fall accident and activity of daily life. The results showed that the foot grip strength related to the physical activity in daily life. Then 40 male and female subjects were measured foot grip strength with the measurement of the area that one can move the center of gravity in standing position. From the result that the foot grip strength was related to the area of moved center of gravity、it was suggested that the foot grip strength was related to the prevention of fall accidents.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 重心移動時の立位姿勢の調節に関わる要因の研究 (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中まり子、田中勇治、青木和夫、堀内邦雄
  • Organizer: 日本人間工学会第51回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
  • Year and Date: 2010-06-20
• [Presentation] 事業所における転倒災害防止のための身体機能測定法の検討 (2010)
  • Author(s): 吉澤由里子、鹿毛佳子、池野太郎、青木和夫
  • Organizer: 日本人間工学会第51回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
  • Year and Date: 2010-06-19
• [Presentation] 足趾屈曲力と重心動揺、重心移動域の関連性について (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中勇治、田中まり子、宮坂智哉、青木和夫、堀内邦雄
  • Organizer: 第45回日本理学療法学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岐阜
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-17
• [Presentation] 足趾屈曲力と重心動揺,重心移動域の関連性について (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中勇治, 田中まり子, 宮坂智哉, 青木和夫, 堀内邦雄
  • Organizer: 第45回日本理学療法学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 長良川国際会議場(岐阜県)
• [Presentation] 事業所における転倒災害防止のための身体機能測定法の検討 (2010)
  • Author(s): 吉澤由里子, 鹿毛佳子, 池野太郎, 青木和夫
  • Organizer: 日本人間工学会第51回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学(北海道)
• [Presentation] 重心移動時の立位姿勢の調節に関わる要因の研究 (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中まり子, 田中勇治, 青木和夫, 堀内邦雄
  • Organizer: 日本人間工学会第51回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学(北海道)
• [Presentation] Development of a foot grip strength measurement tool for prevention of fall accident of elderly persons (2009)
  • Author(s): Kazuo Aoki、Kunio Horiuchi、Sachiko Handa
  • Organizer: 17^<th> World Congress on Ergonomics
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing(in CD-ROM)
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-11
• [Presentation] Development of a foot grip strength measurement tool for prevention of fall accident of elderly persons (2009)
  • Author(s): Kazuo Aoki, Kunio Horiuchi, Sachiko Handa
  • Organizer: 17^<th> World Congress on Ergonomics
  • Place of Presentation: Jiuhua Resort & Convention Center(北京)
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-10
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 足握力測定装置およびこの装置を利用した転倒度表示機能付き体重計または身長計 (2011)
  • Inventor(s): 青木和夫、堀内邦雄、半田幸子
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 学校法人日本大学
  • Filing Date: 2011-01-21