2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Effective and simple technique for positioning and electric stimuli to prevent sacral pressure ulcers

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19791657
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Fundamental nursing
Research Institution	Yamagata University
Principal Investigator	MATSUDA Yumi Yamagata University, 医学部, 助教 (90444926)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	仙骨部褥瘡 / 褥瘡の予防 / 仙骨部皮膚血流 / 体圧分布 / 足関節運動 / 自動運動 / 他動運動
Research Abstract	In present study we investigated the effects of the range of motion exercises shoulder and ankle to increase sacral skin blood flow(SSBF). The purpose of this study that simple techniques of motion exercises were designed to prevent presser ulcer and atrophy of soft tissue on sacral region. Seven healthy adult young men performed motion exercises of shoulder and ankle on autokinetic motion and passive movement concurrently with measurement blood flow volume on the sacral skin, as it was measured at during exercise, before and after respectively. Motion exercises of shoulder on autokinetic motion are most high SSBF. Motion exercises of ankle on passive movement are barely increased SSBF. However the increased SSBF tended to keep it. Present result indicated that passive movement on motion exercises of ankle is contributed to prevented sacral ulcers.