Using a floating balloon influences infant body sway as a walking aid
| Project/Area Number |
25560388
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Childhood science (childhood environment science)
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| Research Institution | Prefectural University of Hiroshima |
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Principal Investigator |
Shimatani Koji 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (00433384)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMA Keisuke 横浜国立大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (50649754)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | 風船 / 把持 / 乳児 / 歩行支援 / 乳幼児 / 姿勢制御 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Somatosensory finger-tip contact changes the unstable walking of the baby into independent walking (Li Chen 2008).We showed that body sway decreased when the infants were walking with a floating balloon. The weight shift to the lower extremities was unaffected by the balloon. However, COP in the foot during each stance phase was well-controlled when using the balloon as a walking aid. The infant walking could become stable when the body sway of one leg standing decreases as an infant walking develops (Yaguramaki 2002). Floating balloon could become a Walking aid for children.
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