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Masataka Sakane
Researcher at University of Tsukuba
Publications - 106
Citations - 2311
Masataka Sakane is an academic researcher from University of Tsukuba. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anterior cruciate ligament & Tendon. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 106 publications receiving 2044 citations. Previous affiliations of Masataka Sakane include National Institute for Materials Science.
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Factors associated with lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in the elderly
Mika Hangai,Koji Kaneoka,Shinya Kuno,Shiro Hinotsu,Masataka Sakane,Naotaka Mamizuka,Shinsuke Sakai,Naoyuki Ochiai +7 more
TL;DR: The results of this study raise the index of suspicion that cardiovascular risk factors and particular physical loading may contribute to DD; however additional studies are required to further investigate associations between DD and these factors.
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Lumbar Intervertebral Disk Degeneration in Athletes
Mika Hangai,Koji Kaneoka,Shiro Hinotsu,Ken Shimizu,Yu Okubo,Shumpei Miyakawa,Naoki Mukai,Masataka Sakane,Naoyuki Ochiai +8 more
TL;DR: Continuous competitive baseball and swimming activities during youth may be associated with disk degeneration, and the study indicates that the experience of severe low back pain might be a predictor of disks degeneration in youth.
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Pilot study of locomotion improvement using hybrid assistive limb in chronic stroke patients
Hiroaki Kawamoto,Kiyotaka Kamibayashi,Yoshio Nakata,Kanako Yamawaki,Ryohei Ariyasu,Yoshiyuki Sankai,Masataka Sakane,Kiyoshi Eguchi,Naoyuki Ochiai +8 more
TL;DR: This pilot study showed that locomotor training using the HAL is feasible for chronic stroke patients and Randomized controlled trials are now required to demonstrate the effectiveness of HAL-based rehabilitation over conventional therapies.
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Feasibility of Rehabilitation Training With a Newly Developed Wearable Robot for Patients With Limited Mobility
Shigeki Kubota,Yoshio Nakata,Kiyoshi Eguchi,Hiroaki Kawamoto,Kiyotaka Kamibayashi,Masataka Sakane,Yoshiyuki Sankai,Naoyuki Ochiai +7 more
TL;DR: Eight weeks of rehabilitative training with the wearable robot could be performed safely and effectively, even many years after the subjects received their diagnosis, as demonstrated in patients with limited mobility.
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Relationship between Low Back Pain and Competitive Sports Activities during Youth
Mika Hangai,Koji Kaneoka,Yu Okubo,Shumpei Miyakawa,Shiro Hinotsu,Naoki Mukai,Masataka Sakane,Naoyuki Ochiai +7 more
TL;DR: Excessive exposure to competitive sports activities during youth was associated with low back pain and symptoms in the lower extremities, with the severity varying with the sport.