| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study is to produce a new rehabilitation technique for voluntary muscle relaxation that could improvement muscle spasticity and muscle stiffness for pain. The present findings suggest that terminating a muscle contraction triggers transient neurophysiological mechanisms that facilitate cortical motor excitability in the period prior to muscle relaxation. And, the electrical stimulation might facilitate motor cortical excitability serve as this transient trigger for the relaxation of prime mover muscles in a therapeutic context. Moreover, the cortical mechanisms that mediate muscle relaxation following motor learning need to be clarified in order to effectively rehabilitate patients with motor disturbances. Further studies should also investigate techniques that could help patients learn how to control muscle release.
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