Application of Cardiac-Locomotor Synchronization for Patients with Cardiac Disease

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24650311
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: TAKEUCHI Shinta 浜松医科大学, 医学部附属病院, 理学療法士 (10599898)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MIZUSHIMA Takashi 浜松医科大学, 医学部附属病院, 病院教授 (80279348) ; NISHIDA Yusuke 聖隷クリストファー大学, リハビリテーション学科, 教授 (90410513)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 歩行 / 心拍リズム / 歩行リズム / 同期 / 虚血性心疾患

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of the present study was to clarify the application potentiality of synchronization between cardiac and locomotor rhythms (Cardiac-Locomotor Synchronization, CLS) as exercise therapy and evaluation tool for patients with cardiac disease. We investigated on the following two points. (1) The physiological responses of CLS during walking, (2) the subject characteristics associated with occurrence of CLS. Results suggested that CLS could increase stroke volume and blood flow to active muscles during walking, and that exercise tolerance and cardiac pump function during exercise related to the occurrence of CLS. There is a possibility that CLS can be utilized in rehabilitation as the exercise therapy and evaluation tool.

Free Research Field

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