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2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of finger rhythm walking training that may be safely conducted by patients with Parkinson disease

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K22784
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 58:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
Research InstitutionKyoto Tachibana University

Principal Investigator

Murata Shin  京都橘大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (00389503)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 村田 潤  長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科(保健学科), 准教授 (00304428)
相馬 正之  東北福祉大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (40554994)
中野 英樹  京都橘大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (60605559)
八谷 瑞紀  西九州大学, リハビリテーション学部, 准教授 (60610970)
中江 秀幸  東北福祉大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (70550169)
兒玉 隆之  京都橘大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (80708371)
Project Period (FY) 2019-06-28 – 2022-03-31
Keywordsパーキンソン病者 / 指リズム歩行トレーニング / すくみ足
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of finger rhythm walking training on frozen gait and electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in patients with Parkinson disease. Finger rhythm walking training was conducted for 3 minutes per session twice a day for 4 weeks. To determine the effects of intervention, acceleration and EEG activity under walking conditions in the presence or absence of a frontage were measured before and after intervention. The Freeze Index (FI), which reflects frozen gait, was calculated from the acceleration data. The results of this study suggested that finger rhythm walking training reduces frozen gait in patients with Parkinson disease, by decreased B-band hyperactivity in the frontal lobe.

Free Research Field

老年看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高齢者に多く発症するパーキンソン病の代表的な症状には、すくみ足や小刻み歩行といった歩行障害が挙げられる。とくに、すくみ足はパーキンソン病者の約50%に出現し、転倒リスクを増加させることがわかっている。本研究で開発した「指リズム歩行トレーニング」は、実際に歩行せずに歩行機能を高める効果が示されたことから、その社会的意義が大きい。このトレーニングは、パーキンソン病者が転倒リスクを気にすることなく、自宅でも行える方法である。

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Published: 2023-01-30  

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