Intervention for improvement of gait speed focusing on the movement velocity

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350628
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Osaka Prefecture University
• Principal Investigator: Iwata Akira 大阪府立大学, 総合リハビリテーション学研究科, 准教授 (90382241)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 樋口 由美 大阪府立大学, 総合リハビリテーション学研究科, 教授 (60312188) ; 淵岡 聡 大阪府立大学, 総合リハビリテーション学研究科, 教授 (30290381)
• Research Collaborator: IWATA Hiroshi 順天堂大学, 医学系研究科, 准教授 (00451807) ; YONETSU Ryo 神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (50363859)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 運動速度 / 歩行機能 / 筋力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined 1) the importance of movement velocity for gait function, and 2) the effect of movement velocity training on the gait function.
1) The movement velocities of trunk and upper limbs were crucial determinants for gait function in community dwelling older adults. Furthermore, the movement velocity of knee extension was more important than quadriceps strength in TKA patients. 2) The training focused on movement velocity significantly improved gait function of TKA patients. The training was also effective for patients with hemiplegia, dialysis and THA.

Free Research Field

運動器理学療法