Design of a Trouser Pattern which Aids Self-dressing and is Suitable for a Sitting Posture by Persons with Motor Impairments.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350075
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clothing life/Dwelling life
• Research Institution: Kumamoto University
• Principal Investigator: SODA Tamami 熊本大学, 教育学部, 教授 (00457582)
• Research Collaborator: NAMIMOTO Masaharu ; KUSUMOTO Keiji ; KAKU Yurie
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 衣生活 / 肢体不自由者 / ズボン / 修正衣服 / 座位姿勢 / 着脱動作 / 留め具 / 筋電図

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of the present study was to design comfortable trousers for a sitting posture and aid self-dressing/undressing by persons with motor impairments. This study evaluated the usability of the fasteners by EMG, and clarified the characteristics of the sitting posture by comparing the dimensions of the lower limbs in the sitting position with those of the standing position. As a result, cerebral palsy patients carried out the buttoning operation only with the second finger of the dominant hand, and muscular tensions appeared in the non-dominant hand. In addition, the shank buttons reduced the muscular loads on their fingers when fastening buttons. Furthermore, the crotch lines of trousers in the sitting posture were shorter than in the standing posture.

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