Proposed one-leg stance training methods for elderly people and development of a support device

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K12697
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Kanazawa University
• Principal Investigator: Demura Shin-ichi 金沢大学, 人間社会研究域, 客員研究員 (20155485)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 内田 雄 仁愛女子短期大学, その他部局等, 講師(移行) (00749418)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 片脚立ち / 手の補助 / 高齢者 / トレーニング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on one-leg stance (OLS) training with various hand support conditions, which is often used as fall prevention training in the elderly. Furthermore, this study aimed to examine the relationship between body sway and training effect in OLS training to rank the degree of difficulty in various hand support conditions and to develop a support device for OLS training that can evaluate appropriate training conditions and expected training effects. We found that the most difficult hand support condition during OLS training is forward hand support with light touch. Furthermore, we found that the difficulty of every hand support condition depends on various factors such as sex, physique, balance ability, fall experience, and ADL ability. These findings indicate the need for development of an OLS training support device.

Free Research Field

健康体力学