Objective evaluation of the fatigue for the local muscle in cerebral palsied children using gait corrector

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26560311
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: International University of Health and Welfare
• Principal Investigator: Morita Masaharu 国際医療福祉大学, 福岡保健医療学部, 教授 (80598475)
• Research Collaborator: KATAYAMA Masafumi ; ITO Yu ; KINOSHITA Yoshihiro ; IRIE Kazutaka
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 脳性麻痺 / 歩行 / ゲイトコレクター / 局所筋 / 疲労分析 / NIRS / F波 / EMG

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We were performed quantitative fatigue analysis for cerebral palsy with walking ability after application of a gait corrector. Gait corrector is an new device capable of suppressing the scissors position (hip joint inward and internal rotation muscle tension) with which the lower extremities intersect and replacing the suppressed force with the propulsion force of the lower extremities as compared with the standard short leg brace. Although we were objectively confirmed improvement of gait by walking exercise, in addition to subjectively by themselves, we were confirmed that we although objectively confirmed improvement of gait by walking exercise, in addition to subjectively by themselves, we were confirmed that the different of the qualitative change of electromyogram during walking and the degree of fatigue in the local muscle after and during walking by load intensity of walking and the degree of muscle tonus of the lower extremities.

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