Construction of evidence of textbooks to be used for vocational education of the visually impaired

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24653243
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Sociology of education
Research Institution	Tsukuba University of Technology
Principal Investigator	OGATA Akihiro 筑波技術大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (80516708)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Keywords	あん摩施術 / 心拍変動 / 皮膚血流 / 血圧 / 手掌発汗 / 脳血流 / 心臓自律神経 / 視覚障害者 / 手技療法 / 教科書 / エビデンス
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In this study, we Anma practitioners deal with autonomic nervous activity, especially in order to clarify the action of the heart autonomic nervous activity, heart rate variability, blood pressure and blood flow. We examined their effects on the living body. Anma treatment by treatment sites suggests to exhibit the different reactions with various treatment methods. We increase the heart parasympathetic function, and it has also been suggested to exert favorable effects on fatigue. We have founded some clear evidence that have not been mentioned in the Anma massage Shiatsu textbook before. Further reconsideration and new experiments are considered to be necessary.