Clarification of the actual condition of falls and the strategy during rising from a chair and walking in pregnant women for leading the safety method of motion

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24792502
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Saitama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: SUNAGA Yasuyo 埼玉県立大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 助教 (00444935)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 妊婦 / 歩行開始動作 / バイオメカニクス / 転倒 / 身体部分係数

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study aimed to clarify the actual condition of falls and the changes of the motion pattern during rising form a chair and initiation of walking in pregnant women. Therefore, the situations of falls during pregnancy were researched and Body segment inertial parameters (BSPs) of the lower trunk segment were estimated and then applied to motion analysis.
70% of pregnant women have experienced falls including stumbles and the situations were associated with carrying an object or a child as with previous study. There were significant differences in BSPs between mpregnant women and nulliparous women. When the estimated BSPs were applied to motion analysis, the behavior of the center of mass in pregnant women at the initiation of walking was affected by the forward propulsion as pregnancy progressed.
In this study, we have achieved basic data for extraction of the risks of falls during pregnancy and led to safety motion.

Free Research Field

理学療法学