Unit Deptment Research Themes Supervisors
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

- 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
- Rheumatic diseases Prof.
Tomoki Origuchi

- 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

- Community rehabilitation, Tribology and corrosion study of biomaterials, Characterization of biofilm in surgical site infection, Disuse bone atrophy, Joint kinematics.

Prof.
Hironobu Koseki

- Gross anatomical and fundamental research on joint contractureand chronic pain in rehabilitation

Associate Prof.
Junya Sakamoto

- Developmental investigation about creeping/crawling.

- Kinesiological study using a surface electromyogram.

Associate Prof.
Toshiya Tsurusaki
Health and physical fitness promotion for middle and old age people. Associate Prof.
Masaki Nakagaichi

- 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