Proprioceptive reliance on trunk muscles for maintaining postural stability decreases in older patients with sagittal imbalance

T Ito, Y Sakai, K Kawai, K Yamazaki, H Sugiura… - Gait & Posture, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Control of postural adjustments requires tight regulation of the spinal
alignments. Sagittal imbalance may cause balance impairment and proprioceptive decline …

Targeted vibratory therapy as a treatment for proprioceptive dysfunction: Clinical trial in older patients with chronic low back pain

Y Sakai, Y Morita, K Kawai, J Fukuhara, T Ito… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Proprioceptive function declines with age, leading to falls, pain, and difficulties
in performing activities of daily living among older adults. Although individuals with low back …

Biological Responses to Local Vibratory Stimulation for the Lower Legs and Lower Back and Criterion Values Based on Sweep Frequencies of Healthy Individuals: An …

K Kawai, Y Kato, T Ito, K Yamazaki, J Fukuhara… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Declining proprioceptive function is associated with problems such as lower back pain and
falls. Therefore, we developed a vibration device using sweep frequency to evaluate several …

Percentage of decline in individual proprioceptors in older adults

K Yamazaki, Y Sakai, T Ito, J Fukuhara… - Journal of Physical …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] Although standing balance and functions of each proprioceptor decline with age
in older adults, data regarding the types and percentages of proprioceptors susceptible to …

固有受容器の機能評価および賦活化のための小型振動刺激装置の開発

河合佳太郎, 伊藤陽平, 森田良文, 山﨑一德… - … 講演会講演概要集2021, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 In developing a therapeutic device, the previous device could only apply one frequency
to either the lumbar region or the lower leg. In the future, it is expected that individual …