Effects of perceptual learning exercises on standing balance using a hardness discrimination task in hemiplegic patients following stroke: a randomized controlled pilot trialShu Morioka
Department of Physical Therapy, Kochi School of Allied Health and Medical Professions, Nagahama, Kochi, Japan
Clin Rehabil 17:600-7. 2003
..To investigate the effect of perceptual learning exercises for hardness discrimination by the soles on standing balance in stroke patients with hemiplegia...
- Influence of perceptual learning on standing posture balance: repeated training for hardness discrimination of foot sole
Shu Morioka
Department of Physical Therapy, Kochi School of Allied Health and Medical Professions, Nagahama, Japan
Gait Posture 20:36-40. 2004
..In conclusion, data indicate that the ability of the healthy subjects to regulate their standing posture improved with improvement of the perceptive ability of the soles...
Interaction interference between arm and leg: division of attention through muscle force regulationHideaki Takebayashi
Department of Physical Therapy, Tosa Rehabilitation College, 2500 2 Otsu Ohtsu, Kochi 781 5103, Japan
Hum Mov Sci 28:752-9. 2009
..When the muscle force is precisely controlled, a more accurate and more appropriate adjustment is required to focus attention...
- Effects of dual task balance training on dual task performance in elderly people: a randomized controlled trial
Makoto Hiyamizu
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
Clin Rehabil 26:58-67. 2012
..To investigate the effects of dual task balance training in the elderly on standing postural control while performing a cognitive task...
- Influence of transcranial direct current stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on pain related emotions: a study using electroencephalographic power spectrum analysis
Hiroshi Maeoka
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Kio University, 4 2 2 Umami naka Koryo cho, Kitakatsuragi gun, Nara 635 0832, Japan
Neurosci Lett 512:12-6. 2012
..This processing may be mediated by facilitation of the descending pain inhibitory system through enhancing neural activity of the left DLPFC...
- The influence of size perception and internal modeling on the control process while lifting
Shu Morioka
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Kio University, Kita katsurahi gun, Nara, Japan
J Physiol Anthropol 25:163-9. 2006
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- Enhancement of precise hand movement by transcranial direct current stimulation
Atsushi Matsuo
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Kio University, Kitakatsuragi gun, Nara, Japan
Neuroreport 22:78-82. 2011
..These results suggest that anodal tDCS over the primary motor cortex enhances the precise movement of the nondominant hand for 30 min in healthy participants...
- The effects of an attentional demand tasks on standing posture control
Shu Morioka
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
J Physiol Anthropol Appl Human Sci 24:215-9. 2005
..Standing posture balance was stabilized when a mental task was added. Thus, we concluded that higher brain functions such as attention and consciousness exerted a significant influence over the control of standing posture...
- A new simple performance test focused on agility in elderly people: The Ten Step Test
Kenzo Miyamoto
Department of Physical Therapy, Tosa Rehabilitation College, Kochi, Japan
Gerontology 54:365-72. 2008
..If an agility test for elderly people is established, the precision of the fall prediction rises and can be used for individual training...
