List of articles of Kansai Medical University

Practice of scientifically based motor imagery in physical therapy Kansai Medical University

 Motor imagery is a mental process that simulates movement in the brain without actual movement or muscle contraction.Motor imagery uses special equipment […]

A new attempt at evaluation that focuses on the lower limbs and reflects changes in the voluntariness of movements and motor units Kansai Medical University

 Spasticity, which is a characteristic of stroke patients, interferes with various daily activities due to decreased voluntariness, and greatly impedes daily activities.In fact, spasticity […]

Article on acupuncture treatment for dystonia published in overseas specialized book Kansai Medical University

 Dystonia is an intractable syndrome that causes involuntary muscle tone disorders in various muscles of the body, resulting in abnormal posture and difficulty in movement.The first treatment […]

Positive emotions improve motor function of fingers Kansai University of Health Sciences

 It is said that the manifestation of movement is carried out through the stages of ``emotion/emotion -> intention -> planning -> execution. Emotion and movement are inseparably related […]

Finger dexterity in the elderly is affected by peripheral nerve function Kansai Medical University

 In considering the health condition of the elderly, it is important whether daily activities can be performed smoothly.In daily life activities, putting on and taking off clothes and using chopsticks […]

A method to reduce pain when recording F waves from the vastus lateralis revealed Kansai Medical University

 The F wave, which is an index of excitability of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, is sometimes measured in order to diagnose neurological disorders and determine the effects of rehabilitation.Traditional […]

Does the waveform that appears just before the F wave in hemiplegic patients with cerebrovascular disease reflect the degree of spasticity?

 Professor Toshiaki Suzuki, Dean of the Graduate School of Kansai University of Health Sciences, wrote in Case Reports in Neurology that cerebrovascular hemiplegia […]

Imagery strategy to facilitate the implementation of kinesthetic imagery for clinical application of motor imagery Kansai Medical University

 Motor imagery is a mental process of rehearsing movement in the brain without muscle contraction or movement.

Development of new exercise therapy for hand rehabilitation of patients with cerebrovascular accident hemiplegia Kansai Medical University

 A research group led by Professor Toshiaki Suzuki, Dean of the Graduate School of Kansai Medical University, has found that hemiplegic patients with cerebrovascular accidents who have difficulty moving their thumbs on the paralyzed side […]

Kansai Medical University, Associate Researcher Masataka Kurobe was elected for the first time as a U27 symposist at the "39th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Physical Therapy Association"

 Masataka Kurobe research at the "2022th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Physical Therapy Association" to be held at the Osaka International Convention Center on October 10st and 1nd, 2 […]
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