Hiroki Sugiura

The Relationship between Stepping Test, Functional Reach Test and Balance Board Test in Healthy Male Students

Hiroki Sugiura & Shinichi Demura · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: Various tests to assess dynamic balance ability have been developed. The spot stepping (stepping) test assesses balance ability when a person voluntarily moves the body. The functional reach (FR) test assesses balance ability when a person is subjected to added stimulation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/14897

Relationships between Mild/Severe Knee Joint Pain and Fall Risk Assessment Items in Elderly Females

Hiroki Sugiura, Shinichi Demura & Kenji Takahashi · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: This study aimed to examine differences in corresponding rates of fall risk survey items among 3 groups of elderly females categorized on the basis of knee pain. Methodology: Total of 392 subjects completed the fall risk survey, which comprised 50 items representing 5 risk...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/14362

Impact of COVID-19 on Life-Space Mobility, Physical Fitness and Motor Abilities in Older Japanese Women with Social Participation

Ke WU & Hiroki Sugiura · Advances in Research · 2025

Objectives: This study aimed to examine changes in physical fitness and motor abilities among older adult Japanese females who participated in social activities during the pandemic and prepandemic periods. Methods: This study included 60 older adult females whose physical fitness...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2025/v26i51504