2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Aging-related changes in leg muscle proportion and walking motion and their relationships
Project/Area Number |
26282194
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Applied health science
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Research Institution | Kyushu University |
Principal Investigator |
MURAKI SATOSHI 九州大学, 芸術工学研究科(研究院), 教授 (70300473)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
船津 京太郎 九州共立大学, スポーツ科学部, 教授 (10259658)
福田 修 佐賀大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (20357891)
福元 清剛 静岡大学, 工学部, 助教 (60600129)
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Research Collaborator |
Afiah Irma Nur Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Faculty of Industrial Technology, 講師
NAKASHIMA Hiroki 九州大学, 大学院芸術工学府芸術工学専攻
TANAKA Hayate 九州大学, 大学院芸術工学府芸術工学専攻
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 老化 / 歩行 / 介護予防 / 筋 / 高齢者 / 超音波 / 動作解析 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Deterioration of leg muscle strength causes difficulties in locomotion such as walking. The locomotor ability would be related to the volume of each muscle group in the leg (knee extension/flexion, ankle plantarflexion/dorsiflexion) and their proportion. From a viewpoint of preventing deterioration of locomotion ability, the present research mainly targeted elderly people who can walk independently, and indicated features of aging-related changes in walking motion and the relationship between leg muscle proportion and walking motion.
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Free Research Field |
福祉人間工学
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