Department of Rehabilitation for the Movement Functions

[Japanese]

Staff

Director		Yasuhiro SAWADA, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular Pathophysiology Section
	Section Chief	Motoshi NAGAO, Ph.D.
	Research Fellow	Yoshinori ICHIHARA, Ph.D.
		Kumiko SAITO, MSc
Motor Control Section
	Section Chief	Noritaka KAWASHIMA, Ph.D.
	Research Fellow	Taku KITAMURA, Ph.D.
		Yohei MASUGI, MSc
		Kimiya FUJIO, MSc
Bone and Joint Physiology Section
	Investigator	Junko NIITSUMA, Ph.D.
	Adjunct Member (Director at the Center of Medical Science and Health Promotion in the NRCD Hospital)	Toru OGATA, M.D., Ph.D.
	Support Staff	Kayoko NAKANISHI

Research in the Department

Our department aims to develop rehabilitation techniques and devices to assist and/or improve the movements of the disabled persons. We are also conducting basic research on the musculoskeletal and the neural systems that may lead to clinical applications.

Ongoing projects include:
1. Mechanobiological study on the organismal homeostasis
2. Research on repair and regeneration of the injured spinal cord
3. Development of a novel rehabilitation strategy for spinal cord injury
4. Biomechanical and neurophysiological studies of human gait and upright standing
5. Etiology of pressure sores and development of the equipment preventing pressure sores

Go to National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (NRCD)
Go to Research Institute of NRCD