2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of ultrasound measurement to predict recovery of quadriceps muscle atrophy in older adults with disabilities.
| Project/Area Number |
26350605
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan University (2015-2016)
Gunma University (2014) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 大腿四頭筋 / 超音波エコー画像 / 高齢障害者 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Quadriceps muscle is important muscle for independence of activities of daily living. This study developed ultrasound measurement to predict recovery of quadriceps muscle atrophy in older adults with disabilities.Forty nine older adults including inpatient participated in this study. The results indicated following three points.Older adults with disabilities have the thin quadriceps muscle in comparison of healthy older adults.Inpatients on rehabilitation process will suffer the atrophy on non-affected side after two months in the hospital. On affected side, neuro-factorial recovery will occur prior to synchronous recovery of the atrophy and quadriceps strength.
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| Free Research Field |
理学療法学
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