Shinichi Demura

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

Salivary α-amylase Activity and s-IgA Levels Could be Taken as a Measure of Physiological Stress in Wheelchair-dependent Persons with Physical Disabilities and Without Disability Middle-aged Persons

Yoshimasa Matsuura, Shinichi Demura & Yoshiharu Tanaka · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: The s-IgA/total protein ratio and α-amylase activity in saliva have been used as indexes of stress because they change according to the physiological stress. Using both indexes, this study aimed to compare the circadian rhythm of stress levels in wheelchair-dependent person...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10929