{"title":"Development of an Easy-fitting Ankle-foot Orthosis: A Comparison with Two Existing Orthoses","authors":"Masato Migita, H. Maruyama","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.967","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] A prototype easy-fitting ankle-foot orthosis (EF-AFO) was constructed and its fitting time was compared with two types of existing orthoses to investigate whether or not it was easy to put on. [Subjects] The subjects were 21 healthy adults (13 males, 8 females). [Methods] The two measured items were the times taken to secure the ankle belt, and the 3 belts securing the ankle, lower leg, and instep. In addition, after the measurements, a paper questionnaire was used to evaluate ease of affixation, external appearance, heaviness, and fixation, for each of the three types of orthosis, on a 4-point scale; ease of affixation was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS). [Results] There was no significant difference between the fitting times of the EF-AFO and the easy-ring plastic AFO, but in the comparison with the conventional plastic AFO with a belt, the EF-AFO could be fitted faster. There were no significant differences among the AFOs, according to the results of the paper questionnaire; however, the VAS value showed the prototype EF-AFO was difficult to put on. [Conclusion] The prototype EF-AFO had a shorter fitting time than the conventional plastic AFO with a belt, but according to the subjective assessment, it wasn’t easy to put on.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"124 1","pages":"967-971"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87875714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chika Kaneko, S. Hirabayashi, Kazuo Suganuma, H. Ohinata, H. Maruyama
{"title":"Temporal Changes in and Countermeasures for Anxiety with Campus Life of Physical Therapy Freshmen","authors":"Chika Kaneko, S. Hirabayashi, Kazuo Suganuma, H. Ohinata, H. Maruyama","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.689","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the temporal changes in anxiety with campus life using the College Life Anxiety Scale in order to propose countermeasures. [Subjects] Eighty-eight physical therapy freshmen. [Methods] Freshmen were surveyed in May, October, and the following February. [Results] Anxiety with daily living was lower in October than in May. However, maladjustment to college gradually became higher and was significantly higher in February than in May. There were no significant changes in anxiety in the assessment and total score. The freshmen seemed to have become accustomed to daily campus life during the first half of the academic year. [Conclusion] The results suggest anxiety over the possibility of exam failure tended to increase at the end of the academic year. Students with anxieties concerning their ability and aptness for physical therapy need to be identified early, and interviewed frequently to allay the examination anxiety.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"55 1","pages":"689-692"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86789720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaito Takamori, M. Mizuguchi, A. Hayata, Hirofumi Watanabe, Y. Bunno, Toshiaki Suzuki
{"title":"Effect of Acupuncture Stimulation Physical Therapy (ASPT) on Hemiparetic Cerebrovascular Disease Patients Who Had Hypertonia in the Thenar Muscle of the Affected Side: F-wave Characteristics of the Inhibition Technique","authors":"Kaito Takamori, M. Mizuguchi, A. Hayata, Hirofumi Watanabe, Y. Bunno, Toshiaki Suzuki","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.939","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of acupuncture stimulation physical therapy (ASPT) on hemiparetic cerebrovascular disease patients. [Subjects] The subjects were seven hemiparetic cerebrovascular disease patients. [Methods] The subjects’ received ASPT at syakutaku (LU5) for hypertonia of the thenar muscle on the affected side. The F-wave of the muscle was measured before and after the treatment and compared. [Results] The amplitude ratio of F/M was significantly decreased by ASPT immediately after, and 5, 10, and 15 min after ASPT compared to before ASPT. No significant differences were found in the frequency of the appearance of latency after ASPT. [Conclusion] The results suggest that ASPT, aiming to decrease muscle tension, inhibited the excitability of the spinal cord.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"63 1","pages":"939-943"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84506244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationships between the Foot Placement of the Care Assistant and the Force Required to Help a Person Who Needs Transfer Assistance to Stand","authors":"Sota Nakano, C. Wada, H. Katoh","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.725","url":null,"abstract":": [Purpose] To clarify the foot position of care assistants (carers) which is effective at generating force for assisting persons who have difficulty with standing up due to limited hip flexion (care subjects). [Subjects] Sixteen male university students with experience of care transfers acted as carers, and one healthy adult male acted as the care subject. [Methods] Using a force plate and force shoes, the load on the lower limbs of the care subject at the time his buttocks left the seat was compared between carers with their feet positioned apart anteroposteriorly (APfeet), and mediolaterally (MLfeet). [Results] The load on the lower limbs when the care subject’s buttocks left the seat, was significantly greater in the APfeet position than in the MLfeet position. [Conclusion] The results suggest there is a possibility that placing carers’ feet in the APfeet position promotes an increase in the load on care subjects’ lower limbs when their buttocks leave the seat.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"1 1","pages":"725-728"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88767171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Yoshinaga, Haruki Futsuhara, Y. Usuma, Yuji Takahashi, Satoshi Hoshimoto
{"title":"Factors Affecting the Incidence of Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Lobectomy for Lung Cancer","authors":"R. Yoshinaga, Haruki Futsuhara, Y. Usuma, Yuji Takahashi, Satoshi Hoshimoto","doi":"10.1589/RIKA.29.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/RIKA.29.57","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence rate and preoperative variables that give rise to a risk of postoperative respiratory complications in patients who have undergone thoracic surgery of single lobectomy for lung cancer. [Subjects and Methods] Seventy-one consecutive patients (mean 71.0 ± 8.8 years of age) with lung cancer underwent single lobectomy. We retrospectively researched the presence or absence of respiratory complications in medical records, and calculated the incidence rate and incidence days of respiratory complications. Postoperative respiratory complications were defined as atelectasis and pneumonia. We also looked for predictive factors of respiratory complications using logistic regression analysis. [Results] The incidence of postoperative respiratory complications was 14.1%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the variables increasing the chances of postoperative respiratory complications were body mass index (odds ratio, OR = 1.36). [Conclusion] These results provide a framework for identifying patients at risk of developing postoperative respiratory complications following thoracic surgery of lobectomy. A reliable and valid risk factor could be used clinically to guide preoperative and postoperative respiratory physiotherapy and care, and direct limited resources to patients at risk.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"157 1","pages":"57-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86332659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of Motor Learning based on total-learning and Two Different Partial-learning Methods:Analysis of the Length of Body Sway","authors":"H. Yoneda, Toshiaki Suzuki","doi":"10.1589/RIKA.29.809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/RIKA.29.809","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of total-learning and two different partiallearning methods by measuring body sway. [Subjects] The subjects were thirty-six healthy college students who were allocated to three groups (A, B, and C) at random. [Methods] The subjects were asked to throw a ball with the nondominant hand while sitting on a Balance Ball as a function test. Group A performed the task according to the totallearning method. In group B, the subjects first practiced maintaining balance on the Balance Ball and then threw the ball. Group C performed the task of group B in the reverse order. The length of body sway per unit time (LNG/T; cm / sec) was compared between before and after the learning session. [Results] There was a significant decrease in LNG/T shown by Group B. [Conclusion] This result indicates that postural control influences the function test. This observation suggests that prior achievement of postural control significantly improves motor learning.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"13 12","pages":"809-813"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1589/RIKA.29.809","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72433799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tanya L Alderete, Lauren E Gyllenhammer, Courtney E Byrd-Williams, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Michael I Goran, Jaimie N Davis
{"title":"Increasing Physical Activity Decreases Hepatic Fat and Metabolic Risk Factors.","authors":"Tanya L Alderete, Lauren E Gyllenhammer, Courtney E Byrd-Williams, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Michael I Goran, Jaimie N Davis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study assessed the changes in time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on fat depots, insulin action, and inflammation. Longitudinal data were generated from 66 Hispanic adolescents (15.6±1.1 yr; BMI percentile 97.1±3.0) who participated in a 16-wk nutrition or nutrition+exercise intervention. There were no effects of the intervention on PA, but there were inter-individual changes in PA. For purposes of this analysis, all intervention groups were combined to assess how changes in PA during 16 wk affected changes in adiposity, insulin action, and markers of inflammation. MVPA was assessed by 7-day accelerometry, total body fat via DXA, liver fat by MRI, and insulin, glucose and HOMA-IR via a fasting blood draw. A repeated measures ANCOVA was used to assess the effect of MVPA on fat depots, insulin action, and inflammatory markers. Sixty-two percent of participants increased MVPA (mean increase, 19.7±16.5 min/day) and 38% decreased MVPA (mean decrease, 10.7±10.1 min/day). Those who increased MVPA by as little as 20 min per day over 16 wk, compared to those who decreased MVPA, had significant reductions in liver fat (-13% vs. +3%; P=0.01), leptin levels (-18% vs. +4%; P=0.02), and fasting insulin (-23% vs. +5%; P=0.05). These findings indicate that a modest increase in MVPA can improve metabolic health in sedentary overweight Hispanic adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"15 2","pages":"40-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3695481/pdf/nihms450921.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31190828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deborah L Feairheller, Keith M Diaz, Kathleen M Sturgeon, Sheara T Williamson, Michael D Brown
{"title":"Racial Differences in the Time-Course Oxidative Stress Responses to Acute Exercise.","authors":"Deborah L Feairheller, Keith M Diaz, Kathleen M Sturgeon, Sheara T Williamson, Michael D Brown","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>African Americans have disproportionate levels of cardiovascular disease and oxidative stress. The purpose of our study was to examine racial differences between African American and Caucasian adults in time-course oxidative stress responses to a treadmill test. After a 12-hr fast, 18 participants (9 of each ethnic group; 21 ± 0.4 yrs) completed a submaximal treadmill test and underwent serial blood draws: Pre, Post (within 2 min), 30, 60, and 120 min after exercise. At each time-point, superoxide dismutase (SOD, U/mL), total antioxidant capacity (TAC, mM), protein carbonyls (PC, nmol/mg), and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARs, μmol/L) were measured. We found no difference between groups for blood pressure, BMI, or exercise capacity (as measured by volume of oxygen consumed, VO(2) max). African Americans had significantly (p < 0.05) higher SOD (Pre: 5.45 ± 0.4 vs. 3.69 ± 0.69; 60 min: 8.99 ± 0.7 vs. 4.23 ± 0.6; 120 min: 9.69 ± 1.6 vs. 3.52 ± 0.7), TAC (Pre: 2.31 ± 0.25 vs. 1.16 ± 0.3; Post: 2.39 ± 0.2 vs. 1.34 ± 0.2; 30 min: 2.29 ± 0.2 vs. 1.09 ± 0.2), and PC (Pre: 1.09 ± 0.1 vs. 0.82 ± 0.1; Post: 1.14 ± 0.1 vs. 0.81 ± 0.1; 30 min: 1.13 ± 0.1 vs. 0.85 ± 0.1; 60 min: 1.06 ± 0.1 vs. 0.81 ± 0.05), but not TBARs. Between groups, only SOD exhibited a different time-course response: levels for African Americans rose steadily throughout the 120 min, while levels for Caucasians peaked at 30 min and by 120 min had returned to pre-exercise levels. Race had a greater effect on oxidative stress responses than submaximal exercise did. African Americans had significantly higher TAC, SOD, and PC levels compared to Caucasians.</p>","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"14 1","pages":"49-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118095/pdf/nihms293867.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29951965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exercise Intensity as a Determinant of Exercise Induced Hypoalgesia","authors":"K. Wonders, D. Drury","doi":"10.1249/01.mss.0000355466.25392.e1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000355466.25392.e1","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to examine pain perception during and following two separate 30-min bouts of exercise above and below the Lactate Threshold (LT). Pain Threshold (PT) and Pain Intensity (PI) were monitored during (15 and 30 min) and after exercise (15 and 30 min into recovery) using a Cold Pressor Test (CPT) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain of the non-dominant hand. Significant differences in PT scores were found both during and after exercise conditions. Post hoc analysis revealed significant differences in PT scores at 30 min of exercise (P=0.024, P=0.02) and 15 min of recovery (P=0.03, P=0.01) for exercise conditions above and below LT, respectively. No differences (P=0.05) in PT scores were found at any time point between exercise conditions. No differences were found in PI scores at any time point within each trial (P=0.05) as well as between exercise conditions (p=0.05). Based upon these data, the effects of moderate exercise on PT appear to be similar at exercise intensities just above and below LT. This may indicate that the requisite intensity needed to ellicit Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia may be lower than previously reported. Because a hypoalgesic effect was not observed in either condition until 30 min of exercise had been completed, total exercise time may be an important factor in the augmentation of pain perception under these conditions.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85397477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}