| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation(GVS) on the anterior bending posture and lateral bending posture in Parkinson’s disease. Anterior bending posture improved after the GVS and the degree of the improvement was large in the eyes-closed condition. After the GVS, lateral bending posture did not change significantly, but neck tilt with respect to the space significantly improved in the eyes-closed condition. These results suggested that vestibular receptor function remained in Parkinson’s disease patients with anterior and lateral bending posture, and that GVS might be a valuable alternative intervention tool in rehabilitation to improve postural abnormalities in Parkinson’s disease.
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