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Development of rehabilitation technique to facilitate muscle relaxation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26350625
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionKanagawa University of Human Services

Principal Investigator

Sugawara Kenichi  神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (90280198)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 鈴木 智高  神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (00576382)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords理学療法学 / 運動学習 / 随意的筋弛緩 / 運動制御
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to produce a new rehabilitation technique for voluntary muscle relaxation that could improvement muscle spasticity and muscle stiffness for pain. The present findings suggest that terminating a muscle contraction triggers transient neurophysiological mechanisms that facilitate cortical motor excitability in the period prior to muscle relaxation. And, the electrical stimulation might facilitate motor cortical excitability serve as this transient trigger for the relaxation of prime mover muscles in a therapeutic context. Moreover, the cortical mechanisms that mediate muscle relaxation following motor learning need to be clarified in order to effectively rehabilitate patients with motor disturbances. Further studies should also investigate techniques that could help patients learn how to control muscle release.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report

Research Products

(12 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Real-time changes in corticospinal excitability related to motor imagery of a force control task2017

    • Author(s)
      Tatemoto Tsuyoshi、Tsuchiya Junko、Numata Atsuki、Osawa Ryuji、Yamaguchi Tomofumi、Tanabe Shigeo、Kondo Kunitsugu、Otaka Yohei、Sugawara Kenichi
    • Journal Title

      Behavioural Brain Research

      Volume: 335 Pages: 185-190

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.020

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 両足関節の反復運動における位相変化が運動野興奮性に与える影響2017

    • Author(s)
      沼田純希, 土屋順子,立本将士, 大澤竜司, 鈴木智高, 田辺茂雄, 菅原憲一
    • Journal Title

      日本基礎理学療法学雑誌(Japanese Journal of Physical Therapy Fundamentals

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Modification of motor cortex excitability during muscle relaxation in motor learning2016

    • Author(s)
      Sugawara K, Tanabe S, Suzuki T, Saitoh K, Higashi T
    • Journal Title

      Behavioral Brain Research

      Volume: 296 Pages: 78-84

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbr.2015.09.001

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Increasing corticospinal excitability in the antagonist muscle during muscle relaxation with a tracking task2015

    • Author(s)
      Naoshin Yoshida , Tomofumi Yamaguchi , Kei Saitou , Shigeo Tanabe , Kenichi Sugawara
    • Journal Title

      Somatosensory&Motor Research

      Volume: 32 Pages: 39-43

    • DOI

      10.3109/08990220.2014.958215

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Excitability changes in primary motor cortex just prior to voluntary muscle relaxation2015

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki T, Sugawara K, Takagi M, Higashi T
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Neurophysiolgy

      Volume: 113 Pages: 110-115

    • DOI

      10.1152/jn.00489.2014

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Time-dependent changes in motor cortical excitability by electrical stimulation combined with voluntary drive2014

    • Author(s)
      Sugawara K,Yamaguchi T,Tanabe S,Suzuki T,Saito K,Higashi T
    • Journal Title

      Neuroreport

      Volume: 25 Pages: 404-409

    • DOI

      10.1097/wnr.0000000000000108

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 一側肢の反復練習がもたらす非練習肢運動イメージの変化,およびパフォーマンスへの影響2017

    • Author(s)
      大澤 竜司・岩崎 理紗・土屋 順子・田辺 茂雄・鈴木 智高・菅原 憲一
    • Organizer
      第52回日本理学療法学術大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 筋振動刺激が拮抗筋を支配する上位・下位中枢神経機構に及ぼす影響について2017

    • Author(s)
      岩崎理紗・大澤竜司・鈴木智高・菅原憲一
    • Organizer
      第25回日本物理療法学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on motor cortex excitability upon release of tonic muscle contraction2016

    • Author(s)
      Sugawara K
    • Organizer
      XXI The International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK) Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      Chicago
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 一側下肢の運動学習に伴う皮質脊髄路興奮性の変化と,対側下肢へ及ぼすパフォーマンスの影響2016

    • Author(s)
      大澤竜司
    • Organizer
      第51回日本理学療法学術大会
    • Place of Presentation
      札幌
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 電気刺激付与からの筋弛緩動作における大脳皮質運動野の興奮性変化2016

    • Author(s)
      菅原憲一
    • Organizer
      第51回日本理学療法学術大会
    • Place of Presentation
      札幌
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effect of electrical stimulation on motor cortex excitability upon muscle release from tonic muscle contraction2015

    • Author(s)
      Kenichi Sugawara, Tomofumi Yamaguchi, Shigeo Tanabe, Tomotaka Suzuki, Ryo Yonetsu, and Toshio Higashi
    • Organizer
      9th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
    • Place of Presentation
      Berlin, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-19 – 2015-06-23
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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