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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016

Effects of skin stretching without joint movement on skin extensibility of rats.

Atsushi Tasaka, Takeya Ono, Hideki Ishikura, Kazuki Aihara, Yuta Sato, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Takeshi Morifuji, Sadaaki Oki

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Atsushi TasakaDepartment of Rehabilitation Science, Osaka Health Science University, Japan.
Takeya OnoGraduate School of Comprehensive Scientific Research, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan.
Hideki IshikuraDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University, Japan.
Kazuki AiharaGraduate School of Comprehensive Scientific Research, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan.
Yuta SatoGraduate School of Comprehensive Scientific Research, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan.
Tomohiro MatsumotoGraduate School of Comprehensive Scientific Research, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan.
Takeshi MorifujiFaculty of Rehabilitation, Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University, Japan.
Sadaaki OkiGraduate School of Comprehensive Scientific Research, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan.
Prefectural University of Hiroshima · JPHiroshima Cosmopolitan University · JPOsaka Health Science University · JPOsaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] This study examined the possibility of maintaining skin extensibility by stretching the skin involved in disuse joint contracture. [Subjects and Methods] The study was carried out using 18 male Wistar rats. The rats were randomly allocated to three groups. The control group received no intervention for the right ankle joint, the fixation group received one-week's fixation of the right ankle joint in maximum plantar-flexion with a cast, and the stretching group received continuous stretching of the skin over the Achilles tendon for 30 min once daily for one week with the cast removed during the skin stretching, but the joint was not moved. On the final day, skin extensibility of the skin from the posterior aspect of the ankle joint was determined using a tensile strength tester and a length-tension curve. [Results] Statistical analysis of the data revealed significant differences in the skin extensibility among the three groups. The stretching group showed significantly greater improvement of skin extensibility than the fixation group. [Conclusion] Skin stretching without moving the joint was demonstrated to be useful for maintaining skin extensibility.

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