2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The study on combined effects of ultrasound, electrical stimulation and stretching on muscle stiffness
| Project/Area Number |
16K16425
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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 |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Josai International University (2017-2019)
Kyoto University (2016) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | 超音波 / 電気刺激 / コンビネーション刺激 / ストレッチング / 拘縮 / 関節可動域制限 / 筋硬度 / スティフネス |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aimed to develop the rehabilitation for effectively improving contracture, and examined the effects of optimal combination treatment of ultrasound, electrical stimulation and stretching on muscle stiffness. As the result, combined use of ultrasound and electrical stimulation during stretching was the most effective in decreasing muscle stiffness. This study confirmed the combined effects and the optimal combination methods of those treatments on muscle stiffness, and provided new knowledge that leads to more effective rehabilitation in treating contracture.
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| Free Research Field |
リハビリテーション科学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
筋スティフネスの低下には，ストレッチングの単独施行に比べ，ストレッチングと超音波刺激の同時施行，またはストレッチングと超音波・電気刺激のコンビネーション刺激の同時施行が有効であることを明らかにした．特に，ストレッチングとコンビネーション刺激の同時施行が効果的であった．本研究により，拘縮に対する新しいアプローチ法の提案を可能とし，今後の拘縮治療およびリハビリテーションの臨床応用に繋げる基礎的研究の知見が得られた．
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