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2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22530628
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: NIGORIKAWA Takashi 立教大学, 大学院・コミュニティ福祉学部, 教授 (10167562)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HATTORI Mariko 立教大学, コミュニティ福祉学部, 教授 (70327245) ; HASHIMOTO Masaaki 立教大学, コミュニティ福祉学部, 教授 (40308101) ; OISHI Kazuo 立教大学, コミュニティ福祉学部, 教授 (60168854) ; KATO Haruyasu 立教大学, コミュニティ福祉学部, 准教授 (10288152) ; ISHIWATA Takayuki 立教大学, コミュニティ福祉学部, 准教授 (40435235) ; YASUKAWA Michio 中央大学, 理工学部, 教授 (70166502) ; KANOU Hidetoshi 立教大学, コミュニティ福祉学部, 助教 (80567842)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Keywords: 腰痛 / 介護職員 / 心理的ストレス

Research Abstract

The following results were obtained through the project.1) Relationships between lower back pain (LBP) and psychological factors were clarified. Specifically, persons with negative psychological conditions tended to have LBP. Therefore psychological approaches should be adopted for alleviating and preventing LBP.2) The Sumo exercises proposed in the study were effective for alleviating and preventing LBP. However, it was also shown that to keep up such kinds of intense exercises over a long period of time was difficult. Therefore, future research should examine how to make Sumo exercises a part of LBP suffers’ daily routines.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 大石和男大学生の腰痛と心理的要因の (2012)
  • Author(s): 遠藤伸太郎、和秀俊、石渡貴之、加藤晴康、安川通雄、濁川孝志
  • Journal Title: 関連性体力科学 Volume: 61(1) Pages: 71-78
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Effects of the sumo exercise on alleviatinglower back pain. 17th European College of Sport Science (2012)
  • Author(s): Nigorikawa, T., Endo, S., Shintani, K.,Kato, H., Ishiwata, T., Kanou, H., Hirono, M., Yasukawa, M., Oish, K.
  • Organizer: Book of Abstract
  • Year and Date: 20120000
• [Presentation] Influences of physical exercises on improvements of lower back pain, and human psychological conditions.16th European College of Sport Science (2011)
  • Author(s): Nigorikawa, T., Endo, S., Kato, H., Ishiwata, T., Kanou, H., Hirono, M., Oishi,K., Yasukawa, M.
  • Organizer: Book of Abstract
  • Year and Date: 20110000