2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of novelneurorehabiIi tat ion to restore locomotorfunction after spinal cord injury
| Project/Area Number |
22680045
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities |
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Principal Investigator |
河島 則天 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所運動機能系障害研究部, 室長 (30392195)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 脊髄損傷 / 歩行 / リハビリテーション / 神経可塑性 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this project is to develop a novel neuro rehabilitation approach to restore locomotor function after spinal cord injury. We paid attention to an enhancement of spinal central pattern generator (CPG) which is an important element for the generation of locomotive motor outputs. We found that combination of robotic gait assist and additional voluntary commands suitably enhanced the phase modulation of lower limb muscle activities. We also found that the degree of spasticity was gradually decreased with the time course of 12 weeks of gait training. These results provide useful information for establishing a novel and an effective neuro-rehabilitation approaches for the restoration of gait function after spinal cord injury.
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Research Products
(13 results)
