| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
|
|---|
| Research Abstract |
This study aimed to clarify factors influencing the ability to propel a wheelchair in patients with hemiplegia due to stroke. The following items were measured: the wheelchair-propelling speed, Brunnstrom stage, hand grip, abdominal, iliopsoas, lower-limb, and toe muscle strength, weight support and postural balance in a sitting position, postural balance in a standing position, presence/absence of unilateral spatial neglect, and plantar sensitivity. To extract factors influencing the wheelchair-propelling speed, multiple regression analysis using the Stepwise method was performed.As a result, the abdominal muscle strength and postural balance in a standing position were shown to influence the wheelchair-propelling speed. It was also demonstrated that the abdominal muscle strength was needed to independently straighten the trunk up from the wheelchair backrest, in addition to the balance ability to slightly reach out forward with the hands when standing.
|
