2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of physical therapy on joint contracture in a rat model.
| Project/Area Number |
23700641
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Nagoya Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
WATANABE Masanori 名古屋学院大学, リハビリテーション学部, 准教授 (60460549)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KOJIMA Satoshi 金城大学, 医療健康学部, 講師 (30454242)
HOSO Masahiro 金沢大学, 大学院医薬保健学総合研究科保健学, 教授 (20219182)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 拘縮 / 関節構成体 / 病理組織 / リハビリテーション / ラット / モビライゼーション / LIPUS |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study was to investigate the histopathological changes in the joint components occurred by immobilization using a rat knee joint contracture model, and the effect of manual therapy (mobilization) and ultrasound therapy (Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound: LIPUS). While the joint capsule had showed dense hyperplastic tissue between the collagen fiber bundles after joint immobilization, each intervention enlarged the spaces between collagen fiber bundles in the joint capsule. Thus, mobilization and LIPUS should be considered as a therapeutic option for the joint contracture.
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