Presentation 2020-06-12
Study of Plantar Tactile Sensory Threshold for Older Person
Manabu Chikai, Daisuke Nishio, Tetsumi Honda, Shuichi Ino,
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Abstract(in English) 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.
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Keyword(in English) Tactile Sense / Sensory Threshold / Plantar / Diabetic Neuropathy / Posture
Paper # WIT2020-4
Date of Issue 2020-06-05 (WIT)

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Committee WIT
Conference Date 2020/6/12(1days)
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Place (in English) Online meeting
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Topics (in English) Well-being Information Technology, etc.
Chair Daisuke Wakatsuki(Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.)
Vice Chair Shinji Sakou(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.)
Secretary Shinji Sakou(Saitama Industrial Tech. Center)
Assistant Manabi Miyagi(Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.) / Minako Hosono(AIST) / Aki Sugano(Nagoya Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Well-being Information Technology
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Study of Plantar Tactile Sensory Threshold for Older Person
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Tactile Sense
Keyword(2) Sensory Threshold
Keyword(3) Plantar
Keyword(4) Diabetic Neuropathy
Keyword(5) Posture
1st Author's Name Manabu Chikai
1st Author's Affiliation Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
2nd Author's Name Daisuke Nishio
2nd Author's Affiliation Rehabilitation center, Hannou-seiwa Hospital(Hannou-seiwa Hospital)
3rd Author's Name Tetsumi Honda
3rd Author's Affiliation Rehabilitation center, Hannou-seiwa Hospital(Hannou-seiwa Hospital)
4th Author's Name Shuichi Ino
4th Author's Affiliation Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
Date 2020-06-12
Paper # WIT2020-4
Volume (vol) vol.120
Number (no) WIT-63
Page pp.pp.19-22(WIT),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2020-06-05 (WIT)