Development of non-invasive measurement system of lower leg proprioception for gait training with body weight support

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25560266
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Shibaura Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMOTO Shin-ichiroh 芝浦工業大学, システム工学部, 教授 (30327762)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OHTSUKA Hiroshi 人間総合科学大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (70349306)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 理学療法学 / 歩行訓練 / バイオメカニクス / スティフネス / 伸張反射

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to develop the non-invasive measurement system of Achilles tendon tension and stretch reflex sensitivity in gait training with body weight support. It seemed in this study that it was almost completed the measurement system of Achilles tendon tension, but the measurement system of stretch reflex sensitivity was not completed. From this research project, the development of infrastructure is well equipped.

Free Research Field

リハビリテーション工学