Meet the editor

Suzuki Toshiaki, DMSc, is a physical therapist and professor at the Graduate School of Kansai University of Health Sciences, Japan. He investigates the effect and development of neurological physical therapy using electromyography, which he was taught by Fujiwara Tetsuji, MD, and Kimura Jun, MD, emeritus professors at Kyoto University, Japan. He is also interested in the development of Acupoint Stimulation Physical Therapy (ASPT),

which combines physical therapy and acupuncture. Dr. Toshiaki has published a number of original papers and books in his field.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Marina Todo*

*by Yoshibumi Bunno*

in the Lower Extremity

from LF/HF *by Yuki Fukumoto*

*by Naoki Kado*

*by Lin Yang and Ping Wang*

Addition Averaging Method

**Preface XI**

Somatosensory Research **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 35**

Motor Research **55**

**Chapter 4 57**

**Chapter 5 73**

**Chapter 6 91**

**Chapter 7 105**

Somatic Nerve Reconstruction and Reinnervation

Origin, Characterization, and Putative Roles

The Glial Cell of Human Cutaneous Sensory Corpuscles:

*by Ramón Cobo, Yolanda García-Mesa, Jorge García-Piqueras, Jorge Feito, José Martín-Cruces, Olivía García-Suárez and José A. Vega*

Vestibular System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Clinical Evaluation *by Dmytro Illich Zabolotnyi and Nina Serhiivna Mishchanchuk*

Examination of New Parameters from F-Wave Waveform Using

Motor Imagery for Neurorehabilitation: The F-Wave Study

Effective Motor Imagery Application: Examining Spinal Cord Excitability from the F-Wave and Autonomic Nervous Activity

Excitability of Spinal Motor Neurons in the Upper Extremity during Voluntary Movement with Different Difficult Tasks

## Contents



Preface

When a person exercises, motor functions such as muscle strength and range of joint motion as well as somatosensory functions that enable the exercise are required. Somatosensory function is very important, especially when performing

This book *Somatosensory and Motor Research* is divided into three sections: "Somatosensory Research," "Motor Research," and "Relationship between

In the first section, "Somatosensory Research," chapters provide information on anatomy and physiology as a basis for explaining how to treat sensory disorders. In the second section, "Motor Research," chapters examine the relationship between the evaluation of F-wave, an index of excitability of spinal cord horn cells involved in motor function, and motor function. In the final section, "Relationship between Somatosensory and Motor Research," chapters address the effects of somatic

We would like to thank all the authors who contributed to this volume. They are all great researchers, and many are involved in rehabilitation. As such, I am convinced

**Suzuki Toshiaki, PT, DMSc**

Graduate School of Kansai University of Health Sciences,

Professor,

Osaka, Japan

We would also like to thank Ms. Rebekah Pribetic, Author Service Manager at

that this book will revolutionize the field of physical rehabilitation.

IntechOpen, for her help in the publication of this book.

fine movements.

Somatosensory and Motor Research."

sensation on standing function.
