| Project/Area Number |
25870988
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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 |
Developmental mechanisms and the body works
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Kyoritsu University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
YANO Sumio 神戸大学, 大学院人間発達環境学研究科, 教授 (20115306)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | 姿勢制御 / 姿勢動揺 / 触覚入力 / ライトタッチ / 生理的振戦 / 杖 / 衣類 / 触覚情報 / 筋活動 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of providing additional tactile cue through the personal belongings on postural control. Postural control was improved by not only supporting own weight with a cane but also just light-touching (LT) the cane. It has also been found that LT a finger to own thighs improves postural control. Therefore, LT provides a tactile sensory input during postural maintenance that can be used to assist postural control mechanisms due to enhanced perception of self-motion through sensory interaction with the environment. Further, the association between postural control and tactile cue might have an immediate effect on perceptual motor learning. It has also been found that tactile cue of LT with a cloth improves postural control. These results suggest a potential new use for a tactile cue, and it would be more helpful in the development of a useful application for activities of daily living than that of the previously mentioned studies.
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