Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 34(4) 631-637 2021年7月 [査読有り]
BACKGROUND: Rotator cuff muscles are structurally and functionally different from other upper-limb muscles because they are responsible for glenohumeral joint stability. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) induces excitability changes (inc...
ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Applications 12(12) 595-601 2021年7月 [査読有り]
The variability of the minimum toe clearance (MTC) has been considered as a risk parameter for stumbling and falling, especially in elderly people. This study evaluates the hypothesis that MTC variability increases with age because the inter-joint...
It is supposed that the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) in the dorsal medulla includes gas sensor cells responsive to hypercapnia or hypoxia in the central nervous system. In the present study, we analyzed cellular responses to hypercapnia and...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 15 615584 2021年3月 [査読有り]
Mental imagery of movement is a potentially valuable rehabilitation task, but its therapeutic efficacy may depend on the specific cognitive strategy employed. Individuals use two main strategies to perform the hand mental rotation task (HMRT), whi...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients are at risk for increased blood pressure and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), with pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure potentially developing as well. Chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH) h...
Tanioka T, Yasuhara Y, Osaka K, Ito H, Locsin RC(担当:分担執筆, 範囲:Chapter III - Demand for human health care and robotic rehabilitation welfare services among the current oldest and incoming elderly in Japanese society / Orand A, Takeda K, Tanabe S)