2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The study of both tDCS and cTBS or simple stimuli in convalescing stroke patients -kinetic analysis and performance analysis of upper limb motor paralysis-
| Project/Area Number |
26870558
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Biomedical engineering/Biomaterial science and engineering
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Uekusa Gakuen University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
MANJI Atsushi
AMIMOTO Kazu
WADA Yoshiaki
INABA Akira
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 経頭蓋直流刺激 / 経頭蓋反復磁気刺激 / リハビリテーション / 脳卒中 / 即時効果 / 運動学的分析 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this study was to clarify and compare the efficacies of rehabilitation using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) which is a form of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in convalescing stroke patients. For both types of stimuli, kinetic analysis and performance analysis of upper limb motor paralysis showed a increase in speed of movement, and a certain improvement in performance was observed. Both stimuli resulted in significant improvement compared with a sham stimulus. There was not a significantly large difference between the two stimuli in the improvement of movement, and change in speed of movement and performance was observed with both stimuli. Improvement of movement speed due to the reduction of excessive tension caused by spasticity was observed, and it is suggested that performance was improved because movement became smoother.
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| Free Research Field |
リハビリテーション科学
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