[Purpose] Although many home programs have been implemented, they remain difficult to establish and continue. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of home programs and verify the implementation rate. [Subjects and Methods] The study included ten subjects who attended commuting rehabilitation. The home program was implemented by watching a video on a head-mounted display (HMD). The content of the program was a combination of stretching and other exercises that could be performed on the floor. The program was conducted for 1 month, twice a day in the morning and evening for a duration of 20 minutes. We measured the 5 m/10 m walking time, and the TUG and CS-30 tests were performed before and after the intervention. We also asked the participants to fill a questionnaire on the day of implementation and provide a free description before and after the date of implementation using an HMD. [Results] In the comparison before and after the home program, there was no significant difference in physical function in any of the items. There was also no correlation between the physical function assessment after the intervention and the rate of implementation. However, there was a significant difference in the implementation rate before and after implementation using the HMD. [Conclusion] We found that the implementation rate of home programs using HMDs was high.

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[Purpose] To investigate the influence of step height on standing balance after vertical movement. [Subjects and Methods] Overall, 21 healthy male subjects were enrolled, and used a platform with step height of 10 cm and 20 cm. The task was vertical movement, and the static and dynamic standing balance before and after the movement were evaluated. For static standing balance, we used a gravity center fluctuation meter, and for dynamic standing balance, we used the functional reach test (FRT). [Results] After the vertical movement with a step height of 20 cm, the mean center of back and forth motion was displaced forward, and FRT showed an increase in the numerical value of its result. [Conclusion] Our results suggest that at a step height of 20 cm, muscle activity of the lower limbs was promoted by repetition of the step up and down movement, and thus, the forward displacement of the center of gravity and the FRT result value were increased.

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[Purpose] The factors for continuing the social participation activities of community-dwelling elderly people were examined from physical function and cognitive function. [Subjects and Methods] 60 community-dwelling elderly people．Evaluation items are age and gender, physical function evaluation (maximum step width (forward), grip strength, single-leg standing holding time, TUG, 10 m gait, FR) , higher brain function evaluation (MMSE, TMT-A), society Participation activity survey (SR-FAI). The survey time was collected after initial evaluation and 3 months. [Results] At the final evaluation, a significant improvement in performance was observed at the 5th rise and normal walking compared to the initial evaluation.FR showed a significant decline in performance. TUG was significantly related as a factor to predict social participation activities. [Conclusion] It was suggested that TUG was an index for social participation activities of the community-dwelling elderly people.

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between grip strength and foot grip strength in terms of baseball pitching and batting patterns.　 [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 50 university baseball players, and grip strength and foot grip strength were measured. [Results] In the comparison between the right-handed / right-handed (RR) and right-handed / left-handed (RL) groups, there was a significant difference in dominant and non-dominant hand grip strength. The grip strength was significantly greater than that in the RR group. There was no significant difference in the foot grip strength. In addition, a relationship between grip strength and foot grip strength was not found in all items. [Conclusion] It was suggested that the RL group players have better grip strength than the RR group players. It was also suggested that grip strength and foot grip strength in baseball players are not related because the roles of the upper and lower limbs are different.

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[Purpose] The purpose is to confirm the usefulness of automation device from posture analysis and exercise program with desk workers. [Subjects and Methods] A four-week automatic exercise program selection task was conducted on 26 desk workers. Using KinectTM, the exercise task is provided by simple artificial intelligence based on the results obtained by posture evaluation. The effects were evaluated using exercise days, a 30-second chair rise test (CS-30), a functional reach test, and a questionnaire asking questions about the effectiveness and continuity of exercise. [Results] CS-30 significantly increased after the implementation compared to before the implementation. No correlation was found between exercise frequency and CS-30.In the questionnaire, there were a large number of questions that asked about the continuity of exercise and answered that it was easy to continue.[Conclusion] The automated exercise task created this time can carry out a suitable exercise from posture evaluation by simple operation of the target person without the intervention of a third party. This property suggests that it may be useful for desk workers.

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine index of the preventive effects of home modification according to physical and occupational therapists. [Subjects and Methods] Between 1983 and 2014, data on the purpose and effects of home modification were extracted from the case reports of 82 cases wherein physical or occupational therapists presented to the society, at academic conferences, etc. The KJ method was used for analysis. [Results] Both the purpose and effects of home modification emphasized on movement and daily life activities, and the effects of reducing nursing and care-related burdens on family members and reducing mental burdens. [Conclusion] Indirect items such as body functions and structure, expansion of activity range, increase in interactions, mental aspects, quality of life etc. provide an index indicating the preventive effects of home modification.

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[Purpose]To examine whether higher-order brain function evaluation can be used to objectively predict outcomes with high accuracy, and verify its validity for determining whether or not to recommend resuming driving to brain injury patients. [Subjects] Eighty-six brain injury patients who hoped to resume driving were recruited. [Method] collected age, Kohs，TMT，and CAT values, as well as determined whether or not to recommend resuming driving. A multi-layer perceptron was constructed on a computer, and the collected data was learned. Thereafter, the classification accuracy was confirmed. [Results] It was possible to determine whether or not to recommend resuming driving to brain injury patients with a probability of 88.24%. [Conclusion] It was not considered appropriate to classify whether or not to resume driving based on higher brain function evaluation alone, as the accuracy of this classification was only 11.76%.

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to verify the exercise of tiptoeing exercise caliber effect for the ankle plantar flexion muscle valetudinarian who made it experimentally from a standpoint of the electromyography. [method] We measured muscle active mass about Gastrocnemius Medial Head，Gastrocnemius Lateral Head，Soleus and Tibialis anterior, weighed action potential at the Heel Raise movement on the floor and the training device. The Heel Raise movement was usually carried out with speed and maximum velocity. [Results] In the comparison of the activity muscle potential, a difference occurred for muscle activity of each muscle by difference in presence or absence of exercise device and exercise speed. The one using the exercise device had a big integral calculus level in all sources, and, in the exercise of the speed, integral calculus levels usually showed tendencies to be small by exercises of the maximum velocity adversely. [discussion] when used an exercise device, likelihood of the operation not to limit to an ankle plantar flexion muscle valetudinarian was suggested because quantity of output of the muscle of leg was a speed-dependent tendency. Clear setting of the usage was thought to be important at the same time.

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