著者

Yusuke Ueta Akiyoshi Matsugi Kosuke Oku Kojiro Okuno Yoshiki Tamaru Shohei Nomura Hiroaki Tanaka Shinya Douchi Nobuhiko Mori

出版者

理学療法科学学会

雑誌

Journal of Physical Therapy Science (ISSN:09155287)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.29, no.9, pp.1494-1496, 2017 (Released:2017-09-15)

参考文献数

14

被引用文献数

12

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[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate whether gaze stabilization exercise derives sensory reweighting of vestibular for upright postural control. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-three healthy volunteers participated in this study. The center of pressure of the total trajectory length was measured before (pre), immediately after (post), and 10 min after (post10) gaze stabilization exercise, in the static standing position, with the eyes open or closed, on the floor or on foam rubber. The sensory contribution values of the visual, somatosensory, and vestibular systems were calculated using center of pressure of the total trajectory length value in these measuring conditions. [Results] The center of pressure of the total trajectory length on foam rubber in post and post10 were significantly lower than that in the pre. The sensory contribution values of vestibular in post10 stages were significantly higher than that in pre-stage. [Conclusion] Gaze stabilization exercise can improve the static body balance in a condition that particularly requires vestibular function. The possible mechanism involves increasing sensory contribution of the vestibular system for postural control by the gaze stabilization exercise, which may be useful to derive sensory reweighting of the vestibular system for rehabilitation.

著者

野村 祥平 ノムラ ショウヘイ Shohei Nomura

雑誌

ルーテル学院研究紀要 : テオロギア・ディアコニア : ルーテル学院大学・日本ルーテル神学校紀要 = Bulletin of the Japan Lutheran College and Theological Seminary : Theologia-Diakonia

巻号頁・発行日

no.41, pp.101-116, 2007