Research

Our Research

Development of Gait by Electromyography
- Application to Gait Analysis and Evaluation -

by Tsutomu Okamoto, Ph. D. & Kayoko Okamoto, Ph. D.

Infant Walking Acquisition
- Motion and EMG recordings from birth to age one -

by Tsutomu Okamoto, Ph. D. & Kayoko Okamoto, Ph. D.

Okamoto T., Okamoto K.: Electromyographic characteristics at the onset of independent walking in infancy case. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol, 41: 33-41, 2001.

Okamoto T., Okamoto K., Andrew PD.: Electromyographic study of newborn stepping in neonates and young infants. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol, 41: 289- 296, 2001.

Okamoto T., Okamoto K., Andrew PD.: Electromyographic developmental changes in one individual from newborn stepping to mature walking. Gait and Posture, 18-27, 2003.

The books which were quoted

Muscles Alive

Basmajian, J. V. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 1974

Primate Morphophysiology, Locomotor Analyses and Human Bipedalism

Kondo, S. (Ed.) Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press. 1985

Motor Skills Acquisition in the First Year

Lois, B. Texas: Therapy Skill Builders. 1994

Development of Posture and Gait Across the Life Span

Woollacott, M. H., & Shumway-Cook, A. (Eds.) South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. 1989

Motor Contorol: Translating Research into Clinical Practice

Shumway-Cook, A., & Woollacott, M. H. Baltimoreļ¼šLippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2012

Research Methods in Biomechanics 2nd ed.

Robertson, D. G. E., & Kamen, G. et al. IL: Human Kinetics. 2013