Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences

Device-assisted calf-raise training combining high-speed and eccentric exercises improves gait speed in older adults

Abstract Plantar flexors are critical for mobility in older adults. Although movement velocity contributes to gait performance in addition to strength, few interventions target both plantar flexor strength and velocity. To address this gap, we developed a novel device to support...

Association Between EEG Activity and Motor Imagery Ability in Single-Joint Movements: A Pilot Study

Background/Objectives: This exploratory pilot study examined whether motor imagery ability is associated with electroencephalography (EEG) oscillatory activity during single-joint motor imagery. Methods: Eleven healthy young adults performed motor execution, kinesthetic motor ima...

Multidimensional Social Interaction and School Refusal Tendency Among Elementary and Junior High School Students: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study with an Exploratory Indirect-Association Analysis

Background/Objectives: School refusal tendency is an important school adaptation issue, but its upstream psychosocial correlates remain insufficiently understood. We examined whether baseline multidimensional social interaction was prospectively associated with later school refus...

Task-specific motor–cognitive correlates of dressing independence after stroke: a multicenter cross-sectional study

PURPOSE: This exploratory multicenter cross-sectional study examined motor, sensory, and cognitive correlates of upper- and lower-body dressing independence after stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants were 165 patients with stroke from eight hospitals in Japan. Dressing ind...

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Formation Adhering to Cholesterol Crystals Modulates Inflammatory Cytokines Release and Promotes Their Disruption: Insights In Situ Touch-imprints Method From Non-obstructive General Angioscopy

Both macrophages and neutrophils are recognized as innate immune cells; the former engulf cholesterol crystals (CCs) while secreting NLRP3, which also promote inflammatory responses and drive the latter into atherosclerotic plaques. Moreover, recent studies have implied a critica...