2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a home-use ankle stretching machine for equinovarus with three dimensional control
| Project/Area Number |
15K12610
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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 |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Chubu University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
YAMADA Naomi
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | ストレッチング機器 / 徒手ストレッチング / 内反尖足 / 足部三次元制動 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of our study was to establish a method to statistically analyze the techniques of manual stretching for equinovarus, and to develop a three dimensional foot stretching machine that the patient can use for the treatment of equinovarus by him- or herself.
Our method based on PCA enables the statistical analysis of the similarities and differences of complex manual stretching techniques among PTs．All PTs commonly transferred the diseased foot such that the symptomatic deformation (plantar flexion and adduction) of the foot was corrected.
By adopting a cable-driven mechanism with two independently controllable pneumatic actuators, the stretching machine can apply the force on the foot along the dorsiflexion direction as well as the direction combining abduction and eversion. We verified the effectiveness of a prototype stretching machine for healthy subjects and dorsiflexion foot movement after adduction and inversion was performed during stretching by this prototype.
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| Free Research Field |
福祉工学
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