Development of rehabilitation technique to facilitate muscle relaxation
| Project/Area Number |
26350625
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kanagawa University of Human Services |
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Principal Investigator |
Sugawara Kenichi 神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (90280198)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
鈴木 智高 神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (00576382)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| 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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| Keywords | 理学療法学 / 運動学習 / 随意的筋弛緩 / 運動制御 |
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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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