| Unit | Deptment | Research Themes | Supervisors |
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| Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy |
Physical Therapy |
- Clinical follow-up study on physical function and effect of therapeutic intervention for elderly people |
Prof. Shigeru Inokuchi |
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- Basic medical research on joint contracture, disuse muscle atrophy and chronic pain in rehabilitation. - Clinical study on effects of rehabilitation for locomotive disorder. |
Prof. Minoru Okita |
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| - Rheumatic diseases | Prof. Tomoki Origuchi |
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- Clinical research on effects of rehabilitation for patients with acute and chronic respiratory and cardiac problems - Epidemiological studies on early detection and prevention of disease progression in COPD |
Prof. Ryo Kozu |
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- Community rehabilitation, Tribology and corrosion study of biomaterials, Characterization of biofilm in surgical site infection, Disuse bone atrophy, Joint kinematics. |
Prof. Hironobu Koseki |
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- Gross anatomical and fundamental research on joint contractureand chronic pain in rehabilitation |
Associate Prof. Junya Sakamoto |
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- Developmental investigation about creeping/crawling. - Kinesiological study using a surface electromyogram. |
Associate Prof. Toshiya Tsurusaki |
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| Health and physical fitness promotion for middle and old age people. | Associate Prof. Masaki Nakagaichi |
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- Mechanism of immobilization-induced pain. - New treatment for, and prevention of disuse muscle atrophy by heat stimulation, low level laser and therapeutic ultrasound. |
Associate Prof. Jiro Nakano |
