Method for improving motor function

Abstract

To provide a method for improving a motor function of a human being.SOLUTION: Materials in which a charged column becomes a minus side compared to a human skin, preferably, materials whose minus chargeability is higher than polyethylene, more preferably, Teflon (R) belt-like members are prepared, and they are stuck along supraspinatus muscles, teres major muscles, piriformis muscles, psoas major muscle and iliac muscle. They may be worn from above a garment or be stuck directly to a human skin. As a result of performing movement such as Aikiage (martial arts), vertical jump, forward bending, arm wrestling and care in such a state, it is confirmed that a motor function is improved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for improving human motor function. [Background technology]

[0002] Exercise clothing for improving function during exercise is known. Examples of such exercise clothing include clothing made of a material that exerts pressure on the body and clothing with a support section that supports a part of the muscles. As an example, Patent Document 1 discloses clothing with support sections provided along the psoas major, supraspinatus, and teres major muscles of the wearer, and discloses that the clothing has the effect of improving athletic ability and flexibility by supporting and activating the muscles and allowing the meridians of the ren mai and gu mai to flow naturally. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6409143 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the prior art, the principle by which motor function can be improved has not necessarily been clarified, and there is still room for improvement. An object of the present invention is to provide a new method for improving motor function. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The present invention relates to A method for improving a motor function of a human being, comprising: preparing a strip-shaped member made of a material that is more negative in the triboelectric series than human skin; The method can be configured as a motor function improving method comprising the step of attaching the belt-shaped member in a direction along the human muscle and without applying tension to the muscle.

[0006] Improving motor function includes improving the explosive power exerted during exercise, increasing maximum muscle strength, and improving the flexibility of muscles and the body. As materials with a charging series on the negative side compared to human skin, there are various materials shown in Fig. 1, including, for example, acrylic, saran, polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, etc. It is not necessary to be a single material, and a combination of multiple materials may be used. The dimensions of the belt-like member can be arbitrarily determined. It is preferably about 1.0 to 4.0 cm in width so as to be easily arranged along the muscle. The belt-like member is worn in the direction along the muscle, but the wearing position can be arbitrarily selected. The effects obtained will vary depending on the part where the belt-like member is worn. Also, since the present invention is not intended to support the muscle, it is not necessary to apply tension to the muscle and support the muscle. Rather, it is preferable to wear it gently to such an extent that such a stimulus does not reach the muscle, that is, to such an extent that it does not resist the contraction and relaxation of the muscle.

[0007] According to the inventor's experiments, it was confirmed that the motor function is improved by the method of the present invention. Although the principle has not necessarily been fully elucidated, as described below, it is considered to be related to the charging voltage of human skin, so-called static electricity. It is known that when an electrical stimulus is applied to a human muscle, the muscle contracts and relaxes autonomously, and from this, it is known that electrical stimulation is involved in muscle movement. Also, it is known that human skin is also charged with static electricity. From these facts, it is considered that the charging voltage of human skin can affect muscle movement. Therefore, when the inventor wore a material that is charged on the negative side compared to human skin as a belt-like member, it was confirmed that the motor function is improved. At this time, according to the relationship of the charging series with the belt-like member, human skin will have a positive charging voltage. Although the principle has not yet been fully elucidated, it can be considered that the charging voltage generated in human skin by the belt-like member gives a stimulus to the muscle and leads to an improvement in motor function.

[0008] The materials in the present invention can be various materials as described above. It is preferable that the material has a negative chargeability equal to or greater than that of polyethylene.

[0009] Furthermore, the material is preferably polytetrafluoroethylene. As shown in FIG. 1, polytetrafluoroethylene, so-called Teflon (registered trademark), has a strong property of charging negatively. It is not limited to the mode of using polytetrafluoroethylene alone, and it may also be used in combination with other materials.

[0010] In the present invention, The belt-like member may be attached to the clothing worn by the person.

[0011] By doing so, the belt-like member can be attached relatively easily. Various types of clothing can be used. Examples of clothing covering the upper body include T-shirts, shirts, and jerseys. Examples of clothing covering the lower body include trousers, pants, and tights. Also, it may be the connection between the upper and lower parts. Also, the clothing itself may apply pressure to the body or apply tension to the muscles, or it may be a loose one that does not apply such pressure or tension. Note that the belt-like member of the present invention is not limited to being attached to clothing, and may be directly attached to the human body.

[0012] In the present invention, The belt-like member may be an adhesive tape, an adhesive tape, or a material in which the above material is woven in a belt shape on clothing.

[0013] According to such an aspect, there is an advantage that the belt-like member can be easily attached. The adhesive tape or the adhesive tape may be one provided with an adhesive layer or an adhesive layer on the back surface. The adhesive tape or the adhesive tape includes those that can be adhered or bonded as they are, those that can be adhered or bonded by heating with an iron, etc. The belt-shaped member can be attached by various methods, such as using an adhesive tape or the like, sewing it to clothing, or applying it to the surface of clothing by coating or the like.

[0014] In the present invention, the attachment site of the belt-shaped member can be arbitrarily determined. For example, the belt-shaped member may be attached along at least a part of the supraspinal muscle, teres major muscle, iliopsoas muscle, iliac muscle, and piriformis muscle.

[0015] By attaching along the supraspinal muscle and teres major muscle, the motor function related to the movement of the arm is improved. By attaching to the iliopsoas muscle, iliac muscle, and piriformis muscle, the motor function related to the movement of the waist and lower body is improved.

[0016] In the present invention, the belt-shaped member may be attached asymmetrically to the left and right with respect to the human body.

[0017] As a result of the inventor's experiments, it was confirmed that the motor function is improved by attaching asymmetrically to the left and right. Since the attachment position of the belt-shaped member can be arbitrarily determined, it may be attached symmetrically to the left and right.

[0018] As an example of attaching asymmetrically to the left and right, in the left half of the human body, it may be attached to the back above the center of the supraspinal muscle and teres major muscle, and in the right half of the human body, it may be attached to the back below the center of the supraspinal muscle and teres major muscle.

[0019] As another example, in the left half of the human body, it may be attached to the back along the iliopsoas muscle, iliac muscle, and piriformis muscle, and in the right half of the human body, it may be attached to the front along the iliopsoas muscle, iliac muscle, and piriformis muscle.

[0020] In another aspect of the present invention, An exercise function improvement method for improving human exercise function, comprising: preparing a strip-shaped member of polytetrafluoroethylene; and attaching the strip-shaped member along the muscles of the human body, either directly or from above the clothing.

[0021] As already described above, it has been confirmed that the exercise function is improved by wearing a strip-shaped member of polytetrafluoroethylene, i.e., Teflon (registered trademark). In the above aspect, it is also possible to apply the various elements described above. As already described above, since the present invention improves the exercise function by the chargeability of the strip-shaped member, it is not necessary to attach it so as to apply pressure or tension to the muscles. However, in the case of Teflon (registered trademark), even if it is attached so as to apply such a stimulus, it is possible to sufficiently obtain the effect.

[0022] In the present invention, it is not necessarily required to have all of the various elements and features described above, and a part of them can be appropriately omitted or combined. Further, the present invention is not limited to the aspect as an exercise function improvement method, and can also be configured as functional clothing. For example, Functional clothing for improving human exercise function, comprising: a clothing body having no support for the muscles of the human body; and a strip-shaped member made of a material having a charging series on the negative side compared to human skin, attached along the muscles of the human body, on the front or back surface of the clothing body. Also, Functional clothing for improving human exercise function, comprising: a clothing body having no support for the muscles of the human body; and a strip-shaped member of polytetrafluoroethylene, attached along the muscles of the human body, on the front or back surface of the clothing body. Even in these functional clothing items, it is possible to apply various features described in the method for improving exercise performance.

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0024] Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described. The inventors conducted a test on the effect of improving exercise performance by wearing a belt-like member on 9 female subjects F1 to F9 and 7 male subjects M1 to M7. Hereinafter, the test results will be described.

[0025] In the test, belt-like members made of 5 types of materials, Teflon (registered trademark), polyethylene, acrylic, cotton, and nylon, were used. The belt-like member is an adhesive tape with a width of 1.0 to 4.0 cm. Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the triboelectric series. As shown in Figure 1, based on human skin, materials that are more likely to be charged negatively in the order of acrylic, polyethylene, and Teflon (registered trademark), and materials that are more likely to be charged positively in the order of cotton and nylon.

[0026] The subjects were made to wear T-shirts, jerseys, etc. that do not apply pressure or tension to the muscles, and the belt-like member was attached to the surface. The belt-like member was also attached in a loose state so that no pressure or tension stimulus was applied to the muscles during exercise. In the embodiment, it is worn from above the clothing in this way, but the strip-shaped member may be directly attached to the skin.

[0027] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the attachment position of the strip-shaped member. As shown in FIG. 2(a), the strip-shaped members were attached asymmetrically on the left and right near the shoulders on the back. Specifically, for the left half of the body, the strip-shaped members TL1 and TL2 were attached above the center of the supraspinatus muscle and the teres major muscle. For the right half of the body, the strip-shaped members TR1 and TR2 were attached below the center of the supraspinatus muscle and the teres major muscle. Also, regarding the vicinity of the buttocks, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the strip-shaped members TL3 and TR3 were symmetrically attached along the piriformis muscle on the back. The strip-shaped member may be attached along the piriformis muscle with a left-downward curve on the left half of the body and a right-downward curve on the right half of the body. Also, at the waist, as shown in FIG. 2(c), along the iliopsoas muscle and the lumbar muscle, the strip-shaped member TL4 was attached to the back for the left half of the body, and the strip-shaped member TR4 was attached to the front for the right half of the body.

[0028] In this embodiment, a method of attaching the strip-shaped member to the surface of existing clothing was adopted. The present invention is not limited to such an aspect, and it can also be implemented as functional clothing with a strip-shaped member attached in advance. In the case of functional clothing, for example, for a T-shirt or a jersey that covers the upper body, the strip-shaped member may be attached to the part from the shoulder to near the scapula on the back as shown in FIG. 2(a). Also, for pants, trousers, etc. that cover the lower body, the strip-shaped member may be attached around the buttocks and the waist as shown in FIGS. 2(b) and 2(c). Only one of FIGS. 2(b) and 2(c) may be attached. Furthermore, a part or all of the strip-shaped members shown in FIGS. 2(a) to 2(c) may be attached to the joined part that is integrated vertically and horizontally. Note that the strip-shaped member may be adhered or bonded to these clothes by heating with an iron or the like, or the surface of the clothes may be coated or the like. Also, the strip-shaped member may be sewn to the clothes.

[0029] Table 1 shows the results of performing kokyu-ho in the above state. "Before" is the result before wearing the belt-like member, "After" is the result in the worn state, and "Change" is the change before and after wearing, that is, the value obtained by subtracting the "Before" result from the "After" result. Kokyu-ho is one of the techniques of aikido. In this example, it was performed in pairs of a subject and a partner. The partner was common to all subjects. First, the subject extends both arms diagonally downward by 30 degrees while facing the partner. The partner presses down on the vicinity of the wrists of both arms of the subject from above. In that state, the subject quickly raises the arms until they are almost horizontal. At this time, the state where no force is felt is set to 0, and the state where the maximum force is felt is set to 10, and the degree of force input was evaluated subjectively by the subject. The above operation was performed while wearing belt-like members of each of the five types of materials.

Table 1

[0030] Table 2 shows the results of performing a vertical jump. The height (centimeters) of the vertical jump before and after wearing the belt-like member, and the change before and after wearing the belt-like member are shown.

Table 2

[0031] Table 3 shows the results of performing a forward bend. The subject stood quietly on the edge of the table, extended the arms downward, bent the knees without bending them, and performed a forward bend without using reaction force, and measured the position of the fingertips. The measured value was shown with the upper surface of the table as 0 cm, the upper side as negative, and the lower side as positive.

Table 3

[0032] Table 4 shows the results of arm wrestling. Arm wrestling was also conducted in pairs of a subject and a collaborator, similar to ukemi. In normal arm wrestling, it is carried out with elbows placed on a table. However, in this example, the subject and the collaborator formed their right arms in the air in the same way as in arm wrestling, and the subject performed an action of pushing down the collaborator's arm as if doing arm wrestling. In the case of arm wrestling, the collaborator also applies force to push down the subject's arm, but in this example, the collaborator was conscious of maintaining the neutral position before the start. The evaluation was the same as in ukemi, and the degree of force input was evaluated subjectively by the subject. [Table 4]

[0033] Table 5 shows the results of caregiving. It was carried out in pairs of a subject and a collaborator, similar to ukemi. First, the collaborator lies down on the floor on their back in a relaxed state. The subject positions themselves on the side of the collaborator and uses their dominant arm to lift the upper body of the collaborator. The evaluation was the same as in ukemi, and the degree of force input was evaluated subjectively by the subject. [Table 5]

[0034] In this embodiment, the stability, comfort, arousal level, and activity level during each of the above-mentioned movements were also evaluated respectively. These evaluations were carried out using the two-dimensional mood scale introduced in the academic paper "The Psychological Effects of Wearing Compression Garments for Sports" (Journal of the Sports and Physical Education Research Center of Houshi University 30, 29-34 (2012)). Table 6 shows the questions used for the evaluation of the two-dimensional mood scale. When the subjects had completed all of the above-mentioned aikido throws, vertical jumps, forward bends, arm wrestling, and caregiving tests, they were asked to answer the questions in Table 6. Then, the activity level, stability, comfort, and arousal level were calculated according to the calculation formulas in the lower column of Table 6. By doing this before and after wearing the strip-shaped member respectively, the influence of the presence or absence of the strip-shaped member on the psychological condition of the subjects was evaluated. Although these indicators are used to evaluate the psychological changes of the subjects caused by the strip-shaped member, if favorable results are obtained for these, it can be considered that the subjects are experiencing an improvement in motor function, and it can also be said that the improvement effect of the motor function is being evaluated indirectly.

Table 6

[0035] Table 7 shows the results of the stability evaluation.

Table 7

[0036] Table 8 shows the results of the comfort evaluation.

Table 8

[0037] Table 9 shows the results of the arousal level evaluation.

Table 9

[0038] Table 10 shows the results of the activity level evaluation.

Table 10

[0039] The results of analyzing the above test results are shown below. Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the effect when a Teflon (registered trademark) strip member is attached. For each test item, the "changes" due to the presence or absence of the Teflon (registered trademark) strip member are plotted. The region on the vertical axis on the plus side means that a favorable change was obtained by attaching the strip member, and the region on the minus side means that an unfavorable change was obtained. As is clear from the figure, although there are variations in the degree of effect among the items, it can be seen that a plus-side evaluation was obtained for almost all items. That is, it was confirmed that the wearing of the Teflon (registered trademark) strip member improves the motor function.

[0040] Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the triboelectric series of the material of the strip member and the effect of improving the motor function. For each test item, first, the average evaluation value of all the subjects was calculated, and the relative change due to the material was illustrated based on the evaluation value when the Teflon (registered trademark) strip member was used. As can be seen from the comparison with the triboelectric series in Figure 1, they are arranged in the order of Teflon (registered trademark), polyethylene, acrylic, cotton, and nylon, from the material with stronger negative triboelectricity to the material with stronger positive triboelectricity. As shown in the figure, it can be seen that as the triboelectricity shifts from the negative side to the positive side, the effect of attaching the strip member tends to decrease. However, for some materials, there are also parts where this tendency is reversed. For example, acrylic for vertical jump, nylon for arousal level and kokyu-age, and cotton for care. However, these are considered to be due to test errors, and overall, it can be said that the tendency for the effect of attaching the strip member to decrease as the triboelectricity shifts to the positive side was confirmed. Therefore, it is judged that it is preferable to use a material with a strong negative tendency of triboelectricity as the strip member.

[0041] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the effect of improving the motion function for each material of the belt-like member. For each test item, the average value of all the subjects is plotted. The materials shown on the horizontal axis are arranged so that the electrification property shifts from the negative side to the positive side from the left side to the right side, similar to FIG. 4. As described with reference to FIG. 4, for each test item, it can be seen that the effect of improving the motion function by the belt-like member decreases as a whole from the upper right to the lower right, that is, as the electrification property shifts from the negative side to the positive side.

[0042] Also, looking at the absolute value of the evaluation results, for Teflon (registered trademark), the evaluation is positive for all items, and the highest value is less than 8, while for nylon, there are many items with negative evaluations, and the highest value only reaches about 3. Therefore, the average of the evaluation values was calculated for all the test items. The results are shown in Table 11.

Table 11

[0043] From Table 11, it can be seen that for cotton and nylon, since the average of the evaluation values is less than 1, considering the error in the test, almost no effect by the belt-like member is obtained. Since cotton and nylon have the property of being more positively charged than human skin (see FIG. 1), it can be seen that it is preferable to use a material for the belt-like member that is more likely to be negatively charged than human skin. Also, although acrylic is a material that is more likely to be negatively charged than human skin, the evaluation value is less than 2. The materials with an evaluation value of 2 or more are polyethylene and Teflon (registered trademark). From this, it can be seen that it is preferable to use a material for the belt-like member whose negative electrification property is equal to or greater than that of polyethylene. Among the materials used in the examples, it can be said that it is most preferable to use Teflon (registered trademark).

[0044] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. According to the method for improving the motion function of this embodiment, the human motion function can be improved. In this embodiment, the principle by which the motor function is improved has not necessarily been fully elucidated. However, according to the changes in the material (Figs. 4 and 5), it is clear that there is a correlation between the chargeability of the material and the improvement effect of the motor function. Considering that human muscles are also involved in electrical stimulation, it is considered that the improvement effect of the motor function is obtained by wearing a material that is charged negatively relative to human skin as a belt-like member, so that the charge voltage generated on the human skin gives a good stimulation to the muscles and enables the muscles to move more naturally.

[0045] The present invention can be configured as various modification examples not limited to the embodiments. In the embodiment, the belt-like member is worn from above the clothing, but it may be worn directly on human skin. In the embodiment, the belt-like member is worn on ordinary clothing, but clothing with the belt-like member pre-worn may also be used. Further, the present invention may be configured as such clothing. In the embodiment, the belt-like member is worn at the position shown in Fig. 2, but the wearing position of the belt-like member can be arbitrarily selected as long as it is in the direction along human muscles. Since the belt-like member has the effect of generating static electricity on human skin, it is considered that the same effect can be obtained regardless of which muscle it is worn on. In the embodiment, the belt-like member is worn asymmetrically as shown in Fig. 2, but it may be worn symmetrically left and right.

Industrial Applicability

[0046] The present invention can be used to improve the motor function.

Claims

1. A method for improving motor function that improves human motor function, comprising: preparing a strip-shaped member made of a material having an electrostatic series on the negative side compared to human skin; mounting the strip-shaped member along at least a part of the supraspinatus muscle and the teres major muscle to improve the motor function related to arm movement, or mounting the strip-shaped member along at least a part of the psoas major muscle, the iliac muscle, and the piriformis muscle to improve the motor function related to waist movement, and mounting in such a way as not to apply tension to the muscle in either case.

2. The method for improving motor function according to Claim 1, wherein the material has a negative electrostatic property equal to or greater than that of polyethylene.

3. The method for improving motor function according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the material is polytetrafluoroethylene.

4. The method for improving motor function according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the strip-shaped member is mounted on the clothing worn by the human.

5. The method for improving motor function according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the strip-shaped member is an adhesive tape, an adhesive tape, or a material in which the above material is woven in a strip shape on clothing.

6. The method for improving motor function according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein the strip-shaped member is mounted asymmetrically left and right with respect to the human.

7. The method for improving motor function according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein when improving the motor function related to arm movement, on the left half of the human body, it is mounted on the back closer to the upper part than the center of the supraspinatus muscle and the teres major muscle, on the right half of the human body, it is mounted on the back closer to the lower part than the center of the supraspinatus muscle and the teres major muscle.

8. The method for improving motor function according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein when improving the motor function related to waist movement, on the left half of the human body, it is mounted on the back along the psoas major muscle, the iliac muscle, and the piriformis muscle, on the right half of the human body, it is mounted on the front along the psoas major muscle, the iliac muscle, and the piriformis muscle.

9. A method for improving motor function that improves human motor function, comprising: preparing a strip-shaped member of polytetrafluoroethylene; A method for improving motor function, comprising the step of directly or from above clothing, attaching the belt-like member along at least a part of the supraspinatus muscle and the teres major muscle to improve the motor function related to wrist movement, or along at least a part of the iliopsoas muscle, the iliac muscle, and the piriformis muscle to improve the motor function related to lumbar movement.

10. A functional clothing for improving human motor function, comprising: a clothing body having no support for the human muscles; a belt-like member made of a material having an electrification series on the negative side compared to human skin, attached to the front or back surface of the clothing body along at least a part of the supraspinatus muscle and the teres major muscle to improve the motor function related to wrist movement, or attached along at least a part of the iliopsoas muscle, the iliac muscle, and the piriformis muscle to improve the motor function related to lumbar movement.

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