Transcutaneous spinal stimulation with pedaling among patoents with Parkinson's disease

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K10687
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 59010:Rehabilitation science-related
• Research Institution: Juntendo University
• Principal Investigator: Fujiwara Toshiyuki 順天堂大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (50276375)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 歩行障害 / パーキンソン病 / 脊髄刺激 / リハビリテーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed the transcutaneous spinal electrical stimulation system for patients with Parkinson's disease. We found that transcutaneous spinal electrical stimulation changed the spinal reciprocal inhibition and flexor reflex in patients with central nervous lesion. It was supposed that this transcutaneous spinal electrical stimulation could modulate the spinal locomotor circuit.

Free Research Field

リハビリテーション医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

我々の開発した経皮的脊髄刺激システムは脳卒中やパーキンソン病等の中枢神経障害による歩行障害の改善の効果が期待される。通常のリハビリテーションのみでは改善できない歩行障害に対しての新しいリハビリテーション治療の一つとして期待される。