2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Construction of a System to assess Lower limb function in Elderly people
| Project/Area Number |
22700577
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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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 | University of Niigata Prefecture |
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Principal Investigator |
NOMOTO Yohei 新潟県立大学, 国際地域学部, 講師 (50455242)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 介護予防 / 支援技術 |
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| Research Abstract |
A system which assess the walking ability, muscle strength, flexibility, toenail and can estimate on the falling risk was constructed in this study. As the result, we found that the system assesses the lower limb function quantitatively, and it was shown that the system was useful for frail elderly.
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