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One-leg standing test in older adults with left-right differences; does dominant foot distinctly decide?
Yujiro Inoue, Hideki Tanabe, Masami Akai, Kunihiko Hayashi

BMC Musculoskelet Disord· October 2025

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Age-Related Differences in Risk Factors for Long-Term Care Certification in Japan: A Decision Tree Analysis Spanning 3 Years.
Kenji Tsuchiya, Kazuki Kitazawa, Tomomi Furukawa, Fusae Tozato, Kazuki Hirao, Masami Akai

J Appl Gerontol· May 2025

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Relationship between quantitative physical activity and deterioration of locomotive function: a cross-sectional study using baseline data from a cohort.
Hideki Tanabe, Masami Akai, Kunihiko Hayashi, Koji Yonemoto

BMC Geriatr· July 2024

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Statistical model of trajectories of reduced mobility in older people with locomotive disorders: a prospective cohort study with group-based trajectory model.
Tsutomu Iwaya, Hideki Tanabe, Yusuke Ohkuma, Ayumi Ito, Kunihiko Hayashi, Masami Akai

BMC Geriatr· October 2023

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Immediate effect of mechanical lumbar traction in patients with chronic low back pain: A crossover, repeated measures, randomized controlled trial.
Hideki Tanabe, Masami Akai, Tokuhide Doi, Sadao Arai, Keiji Fujino

J Orthop Sci· November 2021

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Effect and usability of anti-inflammatory drug plasters for knee osteoarthritis: A crossover, double-blind, repeated measures, randomized controlled trial.
Hideki Tanabe, Tokuhide Doi, Masami Akai, Keiji Fujino, Sadao Arai

J Orthop Sci· May 2021

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CORR Insights®: Loss of Mechanical Ankle Function Is Not Compensated by the Distal Foot Joints in Patients with Ankle Osteoarthritis.
Masami Akai

Clin Orthop Relat Res· January 2021

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Association of trajectory of body mass index with knee pain risk in Japanese middle-aged women in a prospective cohort study: the Japan Nurses' Health Study.
Ayumi Ito, Kunihiko Hayashi, Shosuke Suzuki, Yuki Ideno, Takumi Kurabayashi, Masami Akai

BMJ Open· February 2020

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Relationship between X-ray findings of lumbar spondylosis and knee pain.
Kosuke Uehara, Masami Akai, Tokuhide Doi, Hiroyuki Oka, Tsutomu Iwaya

BMC Musculoskelet Disord· August 2019

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Lumbar mechanical traction: a biomechanical assessment of change at the lumbar spine.
Shigeru Tadano, Hideki Tanabe, Sadao Arai, Keiji Fujino, Tokuhide Doi, Masami Akai

BMC Musculoskelet Disord· April 2019

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Effects of glucosamine in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Toru Ogata, Yuki Ideno, Masami Akai, Atsushi Seichi, Hiroshi Hagino

Clin Rheumatol· September 2018

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Is Occam's Razor Meaningful for Selecting Significant Outcome Items and to Narrow Down Question Numbers in a Psychometric Scale?
Masami Akai

J Rheumatol· August 2018

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The swimming test is effective for evaluating spasticity after contusive spinal cord injury.
Youngjae Ryu, Toru Ogata, Motoshi Nagao, Taku Kitamura, Kazuhito Morioka, Masami Akai

PLoS One· August 2017

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The effect of balneotherapy on pain relief, stiffness, and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a meta-analysis.
Hiromi Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hagino, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yuki Ideno, Takashi Wada, Masami Akai

Clin Rheumatol· August 2017

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Effect of elcatonin versus nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for acute back pain in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fracture: a multiclinic randomized controlled trial.
Naoto Endo, Keiji Fujino, Tokuhide Doi, Masami Akai, Yuichi Hoshino

J Bone Miner Metab· July 2017

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Characteristics of disability in activity of daily living in elderly people associated with locomotive disorders.
Tsutomu Iwaya, Tokuhide Doi, Atsushi Seichi, Yuichi Hoshino, Toru Ogata, Masami Akai

BMC Geriatr· July 2017

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Relationship between physician-judged functioning level and self-reported disabilities in elderly people with locomotive disorders.
Tsutomu Iwaya, Tokuhide Doi, Atsushi Seichi, Yuichi Hoshino, Toru Ogata, Masami Akai

Qual Life Res· January 2017

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CORR Insights(®): Hip, Knee, and Ankle Osteoarthritis Negatively Affects Mechanical Energy Exchange.
Masami Akai

Clin Orthop Relat Res· September 2016

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Determination of the optimal cutoff time to use when screening elderly people for locomotive syndrome using the one-leg standing test (with eyes open).
Atsushi Seichi, Yuichi Hoshino, Tokuhide Doi, Masami Akai, Yoshiko Tobimatsu

J Orthop Sci· July 2014

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Limb fitting for quadruple amputees: report of two cases of symmetrical peripheral gangrene caused by pneumococcal purpura fulminans.
Kenji Yoshimoto, Yusuke Okuma, Takashi Nakamura, Tomoki Mita, Atsuko Mitsumoto, Masami Akai

Prosthet Orthot Int· December 2013

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Dynamic change and influence of osteoporotic back pain with vertebral fracture on related activities and social participation: evaluating reliability and validity of a newly developed outcome measure.
Tokuhide Doi, Masami Akai, Naoto Endo, Keiji Fujino, Tsutomu Iwaya

J Bone Miner Metab· November 2013

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Estimation of tibiofemoral static zero position during dynamic drop landing.
Hirofumi Ida, Yasuharu Nagano, Masami Akai, Motonobu Ishii, Toru Fukubayashi

Knee· October 2013

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Association between in vivo knee kinematics during gait and the severity of knee osteoarthritis.
Yasuharu Nagano, Kenji Naito, Yasuaki Saho, Suguru Torii, Toru Ogata, Masami Akai

Knee· October 2012

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The identification of transcriptional targets of Ascl1 in oligodendrocyte development.
Takaaki Ueno, Junichi Ito, Shinya Hoshikawa, Yasuo Ohori, Sayaka Fujiwara, Masami Akai

Glia· October 2012

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Development of a screening tool for risk of locomotive syndrome in the elderly: the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale.
Atsushi Seichi, Yuichi Hoshino, Tokuhide Doi, Masami Akai, Yoshiko Tobimatsu

J Orthop Sci· March 2012

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