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The development of a new rehabilitation programme to improve gait stability in the elderly.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K23268
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0909:Sports sciences, physical education, health sciences, and related fields
Research Institution湘南医療大学

Principal Investigator

Tsuchida Masayuki  湘南医療大学, 保健医療学部リハビリテーション学科理学療法学専攻, 助教 (30881221)

Project Period (FY) 2020-09-11 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords歩行安定性 / 高齢者 / 歩行速度調整 / トレッドミル / 転倒 / 歩行速度
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では,我々が開発した歩行速度を任意に変化させる特殊なトレッドミル装置を使用する.この装置を用いて,歩行が自立した健常高齢者に歩行速度調整課題に取り組んでいただき,歩行速度の増減に対する運動学習を促す.これにより歩行速度調整能力と歩行安定性との関係性を明らかにし,高齢者の歩行速度調整課題に対する身体反応の基礎的検証と効率的な速度調整課題の開発を目的とする.今年度は歩行速度調整課題の効果検証に取り組み,来年度は具体的な介入プロトコルの構築を目指す.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted a research to develop a new programme for gait practice aimed at improving gait stability, based on variable speed gait practice as an alternative to conventional constant speed gait practice. We hypothesised that gait stability would be increased by a gait speed adjustment task in which the gait speed is continuously and periodically changed. The results showed that the gait speed adjustment task had the immediate effect of increasing gait stability in healthy adults. The outcome was published on the scientific paper in 2023.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

速く歩くことの重要性は以前から知られており,高齢者を対象とした歩行練習においてもその重要性は例外ではない.しかしながら,下肢の関節不安定性の増大や呼吸循環器系の機能低下など,高齢者が速く歩くことを阻害する因子は数多くあり,定速で速く歩き続けることは高齢者にとって難易度の高い歩行課題である.今回の研究成果により,速く歩いたり遅く歩いたりを連続的かつ周期的に繰り返す歩行練習課題が,歩行安定性を向上させることが示唆された.これにより高齢者の転倒予防プログラムへの応用など,健康長寿社会の実現に向けた取り組みに寄与できると考える.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Evaluating the immediate effect of the speed alteration task on walking stability using the Timed Up and Go test2023

    • Author(s)
      Tsuchida Masayuki、Takenaka Yuma、Kokue Tomoya、Suzuki Tomotaka、Kurosawa Chihiro、Yokouchi Yuya、Kai Yoshihiro、Sugawara Kenichi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physical Therapy Science

      Volume: 35 Issue: 4 Pages: 281-288

    • DOI

      10.1589/jpts.35.281

    • ISSN
      0915-5287, 2187-5626
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A Walking Support System to Improve the Elderly’s Ability to Change Their Walking Speed2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuya Yokouchi, Yoshihiro Kai, Masayuki Tsuchida, Kenichi Sugawara
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Advanced Intelligence

      Volume: 12 Pages: 103-112

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 認知負荷を伴う変速歩行制御が注意需要と歩行パターンに及ぼす影響2023

    • Author(s)
      廣田 耕二郎,竹中 悠真,小久江 智耶,土田 将之,甲斐 義弘,菅原 憲一,鈴木 智高
    • Organizer
      第42回関東甲信越ブロック理学療法士学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 能動的な歩行速度調整に関わる運動学的要因2023

    • Author(s)
      柳瀬 美空,安武 快,小久江 智耶, 竹中 悠真, 土田 将之, 菅原 憲一
    • Organizer
      第28回日本基礎理学療法学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 能動的な歩行速度調整に関わる運動学的要因2022

    • Author(s)
      小久江 智耶, 竹中 悠真, 松江 優河, 黒澤 千尋, 土田 将之, 菅原 憲一
    • Organizer
      第27回日本基礎理学療法学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] A Walking Support System Equipped with a Variable Speed Treadmill and a Lift Device2020

    • Author(s)
      Yuya Yokouchi, Yoshihiro Kai, Masayuki Tsuchida, Kenichi Sugawara
    • Organizer
      The 15th International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Knowledge Engineering
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2020-09-29   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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