Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the main causes of mobility decline in the elderly.
Non-surgical treatments such as administration of supplements to strengthen the joint cartilage …

Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of a new questionnaire, the 25-question
Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25), for early detection of locomotive syndrome. …

This study was a meta‐analysis to examine whether electrical stimulation has specific effects
in the healing of musculoskeletal repair process and in the diminution of symptoms with …

OBJECTIVE: We describe a new outcome measure for Japanese patients with knee
osteoarthritis, the Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure (JKOM). METHODS: The outcome …

Kakihana W, Akai M, Nakazawa K, Takashima T, Naito K, Torii S. Effects of laterally wedged
insoles on knee and subtalar joint moments. OBJECTIVE: To assess the biomechanic …

The likelihood of sustaining an ACL injury in a noncontact situation is two to eight times
greater for females than for males. However, the mechanism and risk factors of ACL injury are …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the changes in ground reaction forces (GRF),
joint angular displacements (JAD), joint moments (JM) and electromyographic (EMG) …

This study was designed to compare biomechanical characteristics of the knee joint for
several athletic tasks to elucidate their effects and to examine what tasks pose a risk for ACL …

Doi T, Akai M, Fujino K, Iwaya T, Kurosawa H, Hayashi K, Marui E: Effect of home exercise
of quadriceps on knee osteoarthritis compared with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs: a …

Kakihana W, Akai M, Yamasaki N, Takashima T, Nakazawa K: Changes of joint moments in
the gait of normal subjects wearing laterally wedged insoles. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2004; …