Abstract
A lot of previous studies have developed various exercise methods and devices in order to provide exercise effective for maintaining good health. In particular, it is recently well-known that underwater gaittraining is a useful fitness movement especially for elderly person. The purpose of this study was to develop a device to induce locomotor-like stepping movements by injecting jet-water to foot sole of a person sitting in a bath. We then investigated the behavior of the leg joints caused by the fluid force in healthy subject. The result shows that the new device can induce reproducible locomotor-like stepping movement by effectively flexing hip, knee and ankle joints.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 133-138 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
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Keywords
- Aquakinetics
- Biomechanics
- Fluid mechanics
- Locomotion
- Neuro-rehabilitation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomedical Engineering
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Development of the locomotor-like passive stepping movement device by injecting jet-water to foot sole. / Kato, Tomohisa; Sato, Minoru; Yamamoto, Shinichirou; Komeda, Takashi; Nakazawa, Kimitaka.
In: Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2010, p. 133-138.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Kato, Tomohisa
AU - Sato, Minoru
AU - Yamamoto, Shinichirou
AU - Komeda, Takashi
AU - Nakazawa, Kimitaka
PY - 2010
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N2 - A lot of previous studies have developed various exercise methods and devices in order to provide exercise effective for maintaining good health. In particular, it is recently well-known that underwater gaittraining is a useful fitness movement especially for elderly person. The purpose of this study was to develop a device to induce locomotor-like stepping movements by injecting jet-water to foot sole of a person sitting in a bath. We then investigated the behavior of the leg joints caused by the fluid force in healthy subject. The result shows that the new device can induce reproducible locomotor-like stepping movement by effectively flexing hip, knee and ankle joints.
AB - A lot of previous studies have developed various exercise methods and devices in order to provide exercise effective for maintaining good health. In particular, it is recently well-known that underwater gaittraining is a useful fitness movement especially for elderly person. The purpose of this study was to develop a device to induce locomotor-like stepping movements by injecting jet-water to foot sole of a person sitting in a bath. We then investigated the behavior of the leg joints caused by the fluid force in healthy subject. The result shows that the new device can induce reproducible locomotor-like stepping movement by effectively flexing hip, knee and ankle joints.
KW - Aquakinetics
KW - Biomechanics
KW - Fluid mechanics
KW - Locomotion
KW - Neuro-rehabilitation
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