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Development a new treatment strategy using mirror therapy for skeletal muscular pain

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K17530
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 59010:Rehabilitation science-related
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

Moriuchi Takefumi  長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科(保健学科), 准教授 (40814124)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywordsミラーセラピー / 骨格筋性疼痛 / 経頭蓋磁気刺激 / 運動誘発電位 / Numerical Rating Scale / 高張食塩水 / 急性疼痛
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は,急性痛患者における中枢神経系に対するリハビリテーション介入の開発に向けた研究として,補助事業期間中に研究1:実験的な急性痛状態にある健常成人を対象に,ミラーセラピー(MT)による効果を皮質脊髄路(CST)の興奮性と痛みの閾値や主観的な痛みの程度を検証し,その後,研究2:右橈骨遠位端骨折後の急性痛を呈した患者を対象としたMTの臨床試験を縦断的に実施する計画である.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mirror therapy on corticospinal excitability and subjective pain level in healthy adults with experimental acute pain as translational research for the development of central nervous system rehabilitation interventions in patients with acute skeletal muscle pain. The results showed that mirror therapy significantly increased corticospinal excitability compared to the control condition and significantly shortened the time from pain onset to complete resolution. The results suggest that MT for skeletal muscle pain may be able to reduce pain-induced corticospinal excitability and pain itself.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は,骨折等により生じる急性骨格筋痛患者に対する新たな介入法の一つとして,ミラーセラピーの有効性を支持する基礎的なデータであり,急性骨格筋痛患者に対する治療戦略の一つとして更なる発展も期待できる.今後,実際の症例を通じての介入研究での検討は必須ではあるが,本研究の結果からミラーセラピーが骨格筋痛の軽減と,痛みに伴う中枢神経系の可塑的な変化を予防する有効な介入手段となる可能性があるものと考える.

Report

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

    (21 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 10 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Invited: 3 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Mirror Therapy Reduces Pain and Preserves Corticomotor Excitability in Human Experimental Skeletal Muscle Pain2024

    • Author(s)
      Nishi Keita、Moriuchi Takefumi、Okamura Ryohei、Hasegawa Takashi、Chang Xiaoqian、Matsumoto Shinichi、Koseki Hironobu、Higashi Toshio
    • Journal Title

      Brain Sciences

      Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Pages: 206-206

    • DOI

      10.3390/brainsci14030206

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Exploring Methodological Issues in Mental Practice for Upper-Extremity Function Following Stroke-Related Paralysis: A Scoping Review2024

    • Author(s)
      Nakashima Akira、Okamura Ryohei、Moriuchi Takefumi、Fujiwara Kengo、Higashi Toshio、Tomori Kounosuke
    • Journal Title

      Brain Sciences

      Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Pages: 202-202

    • DOI

      10.3390/brainsci14030202

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Effects of a virtual reality-based mirror therapy system on upper extremity rehabilitation after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2024

    • Author(s)
      Ryohei Okamura 1, Akira Nakashima Takefumi Moriuchi, Kengo Fujiwara, Kanta Ohno, Toshio Higashi, Kounosuke Tomori
    • Journal Title

      Frontirrs in Neulology

      Volume: 14:1298291 Pages: 1-10

    • DOI

      10.3389/fneur.2023.1298291

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Associations between Optimism and Attentional Biases as Measured by Threat-Avoidance and Positive-Search Tasks2023

    • Author(s)
      Maruta Michio、Shimokihara Suguru、Akasaki Yoshihiko、Hidaka Yuma、Ikeda Yuriko、Han Gwanghee、Tanaka Goro、Higashi Toshio、Moriuchi Takefumi、Tabira Takayuki
    • Journal Title

      Healthcare

      Volume: 11 Issue: 4 Pages: 617-617

    • DOI

      10.3390/healthcare11040617

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 特集 運動イメージ-科学的根拠に基づく臨床実践をめざして 運動イメージ能力の客観的評価法2022

    • Author(s)
      森内 剛史、西 啓太
    • Journal Title

      理学療法ジャーナル

      Volume: 56 Issue: 9 Pages: 1010-1016

    • DOI

      10.11477/mf.1551202784

    • ISSN
      0915-0552, 1882-1359
    • Year and Date
      2022-09-15
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Continuous Repetition Motor Imagery Training and Physical Practice Training Exert the Growth of Fatigue and Its Effect on Performance2022

    • Author(s)
      Akira Nakashima, Takefumi Moriuchi, Daiki Matsuda, Jirou Nakamura, Kengo Fujiwara, Yuta Ikio, Takashi Hasegawa, Wataru Mitunaga, Toshio Higashi
    • Journal Title

      Brain Science

      Volume: 12 Issue: 8 Pages: 1087-1087

    • DOI

      10.3390/brainsci12081087

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Similarities and Differences in Bone Mineral Density between Multiple Sites in the Same Individual: An Elderly Cadaveric Study2022

    • Author(s)
      Nishi Keita、Endo Daisuke、Hasegawa Takashi、Moriuchi Takefumi、Ogami-Takamura Keiko、Saiki Kazunobu、Murai Kiyohito、Higashi Toshio、Tsurumoto Toshiyuki、Manabe Yoshitaka、Oyamada Joichi
    • Journal Title

      BioMed Research International

      Volume: 2022 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-10

    • DOI

      10.1155/2022/6094663

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A method for using video presentation to increase the vividness and the activity of cortical regions during motor imagery tasks.2021

    • Author(s)
      Kengo Fujiwara, Masakazu Shibata, Yoshinaga Awano, Koji Shibayama, Naoki Iso, Moemi Matsuo, Akira Nakashima, Takefumi Moriuchi, Wataru Mitsunaga, Toshio Higashi
    • Journal Title

      Neural Regeneration Research

      Volume: 16 Issue: 12 Pages: 2431-2437

    • DOI

      10.4103/1673-5374.313058

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Hemodynamic signal changes during motor imagery task performance are associated with the degree of motor task learning.2021

    • Author(s)
      Naoki Iso, Takefumi Moriuchi, Kengo Fujiwara, Moemi Matsuo, Wataru Mitsunaga, Takashi Hasegawa, Fumiko Iso, Kilchoon Cho, Makoto Suzuki, Toshio Higashi.
    • Journal Title

      Frontires in Human Neuroscience

      Volume: 15 Pages: 603069-603069

    • DOI

      10.3389/fnhum.2021.603069

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Usefulness of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for the Assessment of Post-Stroke Depression2021

    • Author(s)
      Koyanagi Masahiko、Yamada Mai、Higashi Toshio、Mitsunaga Wataru、Moriuchi Takefumi、Tsujihata Mitsuhiro
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

      Volume: 15 Pages: 1-9

    • DOI

      10.3389/fnhum.2021.680847

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Effects of attentional bias modification on chronic low back pain in older outpatients2021

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa Takashi、Nishi Keita、Nakashima Akira、Moriuchi Takefumi、Iso Naoki、Koseki Hironobu、Tabira Takayuki、Higashi Toshio
    • Journal Title

      Medicine

      Volume: 100 Issue: 45 Pages: e27738-e27738

    • DOI

      10.1097/md.0000000000027738

    • NAID

      120007190852

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Usefulness of navigation application for outdoor mobility guides in community-dwelling older adults: a preliminary study2021

    • Author(s)
      Shimokihara Suguru、Tanoue Tomohiko、Takeshita Kosuke、Tokuda Keiichiro、Maruta Michio、Moriuchi Takefumi、Tabira Takayuki
    • Journal Title

      Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

      Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Pages: 1-8

    • DOI

      10.1080/17483107.2020.1870005

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 骨格筋痛による皮質脊髄路の興奮性低下に対するミラーセラピーの効果2023

    • Author(s)
      森内 剛史 , 西 啓太 , 岡村 諒平 , 小関 弘展 , 東 登志夫
    • Organizer
      第57回日本作業療法学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ミラーセラピーは実験的な骨格筋痛を軽減し,痛みに伴う皮質脊髄路の興奮性低下を抑制する2023

    • Author(s)
      西 啓太 , 森内 剛史 , 岡村 諒平 , 張 宗相 , 暢 暁倩 , 長谷川 隆史 , 松本 伸一 , 小関 弘展 , 東 登志夫
    • Organizer
      第27回日本ペインリハビリテーション学会 学術大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 実験的な急性骨格筋痛に対するミラーセラピーの効果 神経生理学的指標を用いた検討2023

    • Author(s)
      西 啓太 , 森内 剛史 , 岡村 諒平 , 張 宗相 , 暢 暁倩 , 長谷川 隆史 , 松本 伸一 , 川口 京介 , 小関 弘展 , 東 登志夫
    • Organizer
      第53回日本臨床神経整理学会 学術大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 骨格筋痛による皮質脊髄路の興奮性低下に対するミラーセラピーの効果:ヒトの実験的疼痛研究2022

    • Author(s)
      森内 剛史 , 西 啓太 , 岡村 諒平 , 張 宗相 , 暢 暁倩 , 長谷川 隆史 , 小関 弘展 , 東 登志夫
    • Organizer
      第16回日本作業療法研究学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 運動観察・運動イメージを用いたリハビリテーションへの応用に向けた神経生理学的検討2022

    • Author(s)
      森内 剛史
    • Organizer
      第16回日本作業療法研究学会 シンポジウム① 作業の背景にある感覚運動機能
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 運動観察に用いる映像の再生速度の違いによる一次運動野の興奮性変化2021

    • Author(s)
      森内剛史
    • Organizer
      第6回作業療法神経科学学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] リハビリ支援ロボット×ニューロリハビリテーション2021

    • Author(s)
      肥後範行 , 森内剛史 , 井口圭子 , 杉正明 , 三浦拓
    • Organizer
      第6回作業療法神経科学学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Remarks] 長崎大学 神経科学・リハビリテーション学研究室

    • URL

      http://www2.am.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/higashi-lab/index.html

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 長崎大学 神経障害リハビリテーション学 東研究室

    • URL

      http://www2.am.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/higashi-lab/index.html

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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