| Project/Area Number |
23700604
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kochi University |
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Principal Investigator |
ENOKI HAYATO 高知大学, 医学部附属病院, 理学療法士 (40598538)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Keywords | 高齢者 / 立位姿勢 / 脊柱可動性 / 歩行 / 老化 / 転倒 |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated the relationship between quality of gait and trunk posture and its mobility in community-dwelling elderly person 60 years old or older. Furthermore, we examined immediate effect of gait instruction to elderly persons. As a result it was suggested that prevention of kyphosis and mobility of trunk extension was related to gait ability. And the simple and easy gait instruction in the concrete, "Please walk at somewhat make a step large, and contact from heel." and "Please walk at stretch of breast, straighten the back, and Turn to a front.", brought about the improvement of quality of gait in about 60% of the elderly. Intervention of stretching exercise of trunk by means of pamphlet distribution twice a year was performed. Therefore it has turned out that elderly persons who performed exercise more than once a week showed the tendency to become more wide-step, compared with those who did not exercise. However, there was no prominent effect.
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