Publications by authors named "Azusa Nishizawa"
Background: Individuals experiencing age-related decline in locomotor functions are at high-risk of developing locomotive syndrome (LS). LS requires long-term care and greatly influences the quality of life and activities of daily living. The LS risk test was established as a diagnostic criterion by the Japanese Orthopedic Association.
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- - The study aimed to create a simpler way to estimate the compressive force on intervertebral discs in healthy older adults and assess its validity for those with spinal diseases.
- - Fifty-two older adults were analyzed using a 3D motion capture system to determine how trunk position and body weight relate to disc compressive force.
- - Results indicated that trunk flexion/extension and body mass significantly influence compressive force in healthy individuals, but the predictions were less reliable for those with spinal issues.
The giant 1771 Yaeyama tsunami occurred in the southwestern part of the Ryukyu Arc, a region on an obliquely subducting plate boundary, which shows no direct evidence of inter-plate coupling. Studies of tsunami boulders and deposits suggest that the recurrence interval of comparably giant tsunamis is roughly 500 to 1000 years. Tsunami source models, which include either slip on a shallow plate boundary or active faulting plus a landslide on the overriding plate, are controversial because of inconsistencies in the geophysical and geological data.
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