Faculty Information - Yamashita Kazuhiko

■ Office

Tsudanuma Campus, No.2 Building,16th floor room 011608

■ Present specialized field

Sports sciences, Rehabilitation science, Biomaterials, Biomedical engineering (Key Word：3D foot scanner,Toe-gap force,fall,elderly,Energy,Mitochondria,cell,Magnetic field)

■ Research activities

1.		IEEE EMBS
2.		JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

■ Works

1.	Article	Development and Preliminary Validation of a Wearable Pressure-Based Midfoot Pronation Measurement System During Walking (Collaboration) 2026/07
2.	Article	The Association Between Tongue Pressure and Body Mass Index, Lower-Limb Muscle Strength, and Muscle Mass in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Cureus 18(5) (Collaboration) 2026/05/26
3.	Article	Comparison of Reading Times of RFID-Tagged and Barcode-Engraved Surgical Instruments Journal of Surgical Research 304,pp.121-125 (Collaboration) 2024/11
4.	Article	Predictors of flatfoot in 11–12-year olds: a longitudinal cohort study BioMedical Engineering OnLine 23(83),pp.1-10 (Collaboration) 2024/08
5.	Article	Analysis of development characteristics of elementary school children’s feet using a smartphone-based 3D foot scanning system 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) pp.1-4 (Collaboration) 2024/07/15
6.	Article	Improvement of postural control in the frail older adults through foot care: A pre and post-intervention study Medical Engineering & Physics 125,pp.1-6 (Collaboration) 2024/03
7.	Article	Valid Indicators for Predicting Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Under Ongoing Exercise Intervention to Prevent Care Requirement Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 10,pp.1-10 (Collaboration) 2024/01/31
8.	Article	Evaluation of Hallux Valgus Using Rotational Moment of Midfoot Measured by a Three-dimensional Foot Scanner: a Cross-sectional Observational Study Advanced Biomedical Engineering 12,pp.154-162 (Collaboration) 2023
9.	Article	Differences in Foot Features Between Children and Older Adults Assessed using a Three-Dimensional Foot Scanning System: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study Advanced Biomedical Engineering 11(11),pp.172-178 (Collaboration) 2022/09
10.	Article	Coronavirus disease pandemic’s impact on the step count of community-dwelling adults in Japan: A prospective cohort study ライフサポート学会誌 34(2),pp.34-38 (Collaboration) 2022/04
11.	Article	Foot-surface-structure analysis using a smartphone-based 3D foot scanner Medical Engineering & Physics 95(9),pp.90-96 (Collaboration) 2021/09
12.	Article	Examination of the usage rate of surgical instruments during surgery 日本手術医学会誌 pp.16-21 (Collaboration) 2021/04
13.	Article	Availability of Plantar Sensory Threshold for Fall Risk Determination Physical Therapy Japan pp.465-473 (Collaboration) 2020/08
14.	Article	Development of a Surgical Sponge Counting System Using Radiographic Images Surgical Innovation (Collaboration) 2020/07
15.	Article	The Effects of an 18-Month Walking Habit Intervention on Reducing the Medical Costs of Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia - A prospective study Advanced Biomedical Engineering 9,pp.117-126 (Collaboration) 2020/07
16.	Article	Effect of walking on depression prevalence for diabetes using information communication technology: Prospective study Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019(oct 24),pp.1147-1152 (Collaboration) 2019/10
17.	Article	Development of a quantitative measurement system for three-dimensional analysis of foot morphology using a smartphone Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc pp.3171-3174 (Collaboration) 2019/07
18.	Article	Foot care to improve physical function and prevent falling of frail elderly adults with and without dementia Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc pp.321-324 (Collaboration) 2019/07
19.	Article	Corrosion Generation and Cleaning Effect on Surgical Instruments with Attached Radiofrequency Identification Tags in Long-Term Usage Surgical Infections 2019(7),pp.665-671 (Collaboration) 2019/04
20.	Article	Improvements in lower-limb muscle strength and foot pressure distribution with foot care in frail elderly adults: a randomized controlled trial from Japan BMC Geriatrics 19(1) (Collaboration) 2019/03/14
21.	Article	Evaluation of Surgical Instruments with Radiofrequency Identification Tags in the Operating Room Surgical Innovation 24(4),pp.374-379 (Collaboration) 2018/05
22.	Article	Measurement of magnetic field from radio-frequency identification antenna for use in operation room 2017 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications, CAMA 2017 2018-,pp.414-415 (Collaboration) 2018/01/29
23.	Article	Development of a new portable rescue tool using metal hydride alloys International Journal of Engineering Research and Development 13(5),pp.52-58 (Collaboration) 2017/05
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■ Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense

1.	2022/04～2026/03	Mechanism of hallux valgus using 3D foot measurement system (Key Word : )
2.	2022/04～2026/03	Mechanism of hallux valgus using 3D foot measurement system (Key Word : )
3.	2018/04～2021/03	Development of a three-dimensional foot scanner for risk estimation of knee osteoarthritis (Key Word : )
4.	2018/04～2022/03	Quantification of sensory function improving effect due to therapeutic exercise intervention (Key Word : )
5.	2015/04～2019/03	Effectiveness of a plantar sensation testing device for diabetes screening and fall risk assessment of elderly people (Key Word : )
6.	2015/04～2017/03	The multi-sensing gauze counter to enhance quality improvement of operation (Key Word : )
7.	2014/04～2017/03	Longitudinal intervention study for the prevention of falls on frail elderly people, based on the quantitative biomechanical function measurement index (Key Word : )
8.	2013/04～2017/03	Multidisciplinary study of novel human-friendly compact actuators for home care systems (Key Word : )
9.	2013/04～2016/03	On-site measurement of motor function of the elderly and evaluation of intervention (Key Word : )
10.	2011/04～2014/03	Development of fall risk index by the measurement of physical function on the frail elderly (Key Word : )
11.	2009～2010	Development of assessment method for fall risk by measurement quantitative physical function on an frail elderly (Key Word : )
12.	2006～2009	Bioengineering study of a motor rehabilitation system using a metal hydride actuator (Key Word : )
13.	2006～2007	Development of a Knee-gap Force Measurement Device to Evaluate Quantitative Lower Limb Muscular Strength of the Elderly (Key Word : )
14.	2006～2007	Study on Evaluation of Falling Risk by Measurement System of Leg Strength on Aged (Key Word : )
15.	2005～2006	Study on Scientific Implementation of Medical foot care for Nursing care protection and Health promotion (Key Word : )
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