Effects of the skeletal misalignment corrections on motor function and mental health

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24650451
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI shuji 早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 教授 (40137964)
• Research Collaborator: UEMATSU Azusa 早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 助手 (60613453) ; KOBAYASHI Hirofumi 早稲田大学, 人間総合研究センター, 招聘研究員 ; KADONO Norio 早稲田大学, 人間総合研究センター, 招聘研究員 ; FUKUOKA Masakazu 早稲田大学, 人間総合研究センター, 招聘研究員 ; SATOH Hiroyuki 早稲田大学, 人間総合研究センター, 招聘研究員, 医師 ; INOUE Yutaka 湘南アフタケア協会, 理学療法士 ; KAMOSHITA Hiroshi , 礒谷式力学療法術師正師範 ; TSUCHIYA Kazushi 早稲田大学, 大学院人間科学研究科 ; HORTOBAGYI Tibor フローニンゲン大学, オランダ, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 統合科学 / 骨格の歪み / 整形徒手理学療法 / 礒谷式力学療法 / 股関節矯正 / スパイナルマウス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects of the skeletal and pelvis misalignment corrections by therapists with Western and Oriental medical technologies and to provide information to decrease medical costs. In the area of Western medicine, the Kaltenborn-Evjenth concept was used, and we investigated its effects on university students who had physical imbalance and pain and unidentified complaints. We found that the Kaltenborn-Evjenth concept had an effect of low back pain, and this has been published as a case study. In the area of the Oriental medicine, we investigated the effects of Isogai dynamic therapy. Young participants were given pelvis correction therapies, and we found that the lumbar lordosis angle significantly increased after the therapies. We concluded that Isogai dynamic therapy could remove excessive muscle activities in the knee extensors and back muscles during standing and delay the onset of fatigue.

Free Research Field

健康・スポーツ科学