Ultrasonic two-wave detection method of bone composition in athletes, focusing on bone quality

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350761
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: FUJISAWA Yoshihiko 同志社大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 教授 (20209042)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 北條 達也 同志社大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 教授 (40298740) ; 真野 功 同志社大学, 研究開発推進機構, 研究員 (50581352) ; 井口 順太 京都学園大学, 健康医療学部, 講師 (70727479)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 競技力向上 / 資質 / 骨強度 / 超音波 / トレーニング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined the investigation between the results of muscle training and bone composition in university athletes, using an ultrasonic bone densitometer to observe changes in bone during the training process. Observations of changes in muscle and bone during the training process revealed that weight training focused on physical strength was significantly correlated with cortical bone thickness, and weight training focused on power was significantly correlated with cancellous bone density. We will continue to investigate changes in bone composition due to differences in sporting activities and training methods in future, mainly by means of ultrasound densitometer.

Free Research Field

トレーニング科学、測定評価