著者

山科 忠彦

出版者

金沢医科大学

雑誌

金沢医科大学教養論文集 (ISSN:03870278)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, pp.21-33, 2006

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To find an effective way to prevent falling, I have studied the ability to sustain a standing posture and falling mechanism. To clarify the association between antigravity muscles and the ability to sustain static standing posture, I measured the ability to sustain a static posture for 30 minutes using the stabilometer, as well as the thickness and strength of antigravity muscles. The results are as follows : 1. There were significant associations between the balancing abilities and the thickness and strength of muscles, especially the lower leg muscles. 2. As for gravity center balancing, those with stronger antigravity muscles were more unstable than those with weaker muscles. 3. As for gravity center positioning, males with stronger muscles tended to have forward-bent posture, while females with weaker muscles backward-bent posture. 4. Females were more stable than males in gravity center balancing and positioning.