2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Using a floating balloon influences infant body sway as a walking aid
Project/Area Number |
25560388
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Childhood science (childhood environment science)
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Research Institution | Prefectural University of Hiroshima |
Principal Investigator |
Shimatani Koji 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (00433384)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMA Keisuke 横浜国立大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (50649754)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 風船 / 把持 / 乳児 / 歩行支援 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Somatosensory finger-tip contact changes the unstable walking of the baby into independent walking (Li Chen 2008).We showed that body sway decreased when the infants were walking with a floating balloon. The weight shift to the lower extremities was unaffected by the balloon. However, COP in the foot during each stance phase was well-controlled when using the balloon as a walking aid. The infant walking could become stable when the body sway of one leg standing decreases as an infant walking develops (Yaguramaki 2002). Floating balloon could become a Walking aid for children.
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Free Research Field |
小児理学療法
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