2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Effect of exercise on body sway during sit-to-stand movement from a chair

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19700432
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research Institution	Shinshu University
Principal Investigator	MIYOSHI Kei Shinshu University, 医学部, 助教 (30293509)
Research Collaborator	YOKOKAWA Yoshiharu 信州大学, 医学部, 准教授 (50362140) OHIRA Masayoshi 信州大学, 医学部, 教授 (50262738) KUSADA Yoshiko 松本市役所, 保健師 ITO Miho 松本市役所, 保健師 OMI Tomoaki 相澤病院, 理学療法士
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	立ち上がり動作 / 加齢 / 転倒
Research Abstract	The aim of this research was investigate the effects of muscle strength and sensory input from the sole of the feet on stability and subjective rating of perceived difficulty during sit-to-stand movement from a chair in the elderly. In addition, the effect of a 3-months exercise to improve sit-to-stand movement from a chair was also investigated. Our results demonstrate that balance exercise and muscle strength were effective in improving sit-to-stand movement from a chair.

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