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2020-06-12 15:15
Study of Plantar Tactile Sensory Threshold for Older Person Manabu Chikai (AIST), Daisuke Nishio, Tetsumi Honda (Hannou-seiwa Hospital), Shuichi Ino (AIST) WIT2020-4 |
Abstract |
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The purpose of this study is to develop a tactile sensory measurement system, consisted by a small precision automatic stage, capable for early detection of decrease in tactile sensitivity caused by the diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This system was able to present lateral skin stretch in the direction horizontal to the tactile sensitivity of the plantar skin. This study carried out to measure the tactile sensitivity of healthy older participants using this measurement system. The results showed that the plantar tactile sensory threshold tend to be higher in the case of sitting posture. |
Keyword |
(in Japanese) |
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(in English) |
Tactile Sense / Sensory Threshold / Plantar / Diabetic Neuropathy / Posture / / / |
Reference Info. |
IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 120, no. 63, WIT2020-4, pp. 19-22, June 2020. |
Paper # |
WIT2020-4 |
Date of Issue |
2020-06-05 (WIT) |
ISSN |
Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380 |
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