Effect of Titubation as a Stimulus on Body Flexibility

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  • HOMMA Haruna
    Department of Rehabilitation, Yoshioka Hospital
  • SAITO Kahori
    Department of Rehabilitation, Yamagata University HospitalDepartment of Rehabilitation, Yamagata University Hospital
  • TAKAHASHI Toshiaki
    Department of Physical Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences

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  • 揺動刺激が身体柔軟性にもたらす効果
  • ヨウドウ シゲキ ガ シンタイ ジュウナンセイ ニ モタラス コウカ

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Abstract

<p>[Purpose] The effect of applying titubation as a stimulus to the trunk on body flexibility was compared between males and females. [Participants and Methods] An experiment, where 20 healthy adults were treated with titubation as a stimulus, or only maintained a supine position, was conducted using a crossover design. Before and after stimulation, the body pressure, muscle hardness, spinal mobility, skin extensibility, trunk flexion with the legs extended, and subjective sleep quality were assessed. [Results] With titubation as a stimulus, the contact area increased, the mean body pressure decreased, the thoracic kyphosis angle with a maximum trunk flexion decreased, spinal mobility increased, the distance reached by flexing the trunk with the legs extended increased, and lumbar muscle hardness decreased in males, whereas the contact area and skin extensibility increased, and the mean body pressure decreased in females. [Conclusion] Titubation as a stimulus increased body flexibility in both sexes, specifically muscles and joints as deep soft tissues in males, and the skin as a superficial soft tissue in females.</p>

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  • Rigakuryoho Kagaku

    Rigakuryoho Kagaku 36 (1), 107-112, 2021

    The Society of Physical Therapy Science

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