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Innovative Medicine in Musculoskeletal Science Lab
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An endowed department that uses imaging and IT to diagnose and treat diseases of the bones, joints, and spine.
AboutAbout the lab
New technology for musculoskeletal medicine.
The Endowed Department of Innovative Medicine in Musculoskeletal Science studies new ways to diagnose and treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system, the structures that let the body move, such as the bones, joints, and spine.
The lab is an endowed department established in October 2019 within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Chiba University.
Going beyond orthopaedic surgery, the lab collaborates with fields such as radiology, biomechanics, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
Its mission is to create medical care aimed at restoring function and preventing musculoskeletal diseases, and to train the next generation of professionals.
Key terms
- Musculoskeletal system
- A collective term for the organs involved in moving the body, including bones, joints, muscles, and nerves
- Diffusion tensor imaging
- An MRI technique that emphasizes the direction in which water molecules move, making the course of nerves visible
- Sarcopenia
- A condition in which muscle mass and strength throughout the body decline with age
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- A form of psychotherapy that works on habitual patterns of thinking and behavior to ease symptoms
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research aimed at restoring function and preventing musculoskeletal diseases, using MRI-based diagnostic imaging, an app for treating low back pain, wearable devices, and more. It also collaborates with engineering labs at the university and with affiliated hospitals.
*Illustrative imageMRI Diagnostic Imaging of Nerves
This research uses MRI diffusion tensor imaging to visualize the course of the lumbar nerves, in order to diagnose and quantify nerve damage that causes low back pain and leg pain. The lab is also developing, jointly with a lab at the university, technology that uses AI to generate these images automatically.
*Illustrative imageSpinal Disorders and Sarcopenia in Older Adults
The lab investigates how reduced muscle mass (sarcopenia) and osteoporosis are related to spinal deformity and low back pain in older adults. It is also trying acupuncture for dropped head syndrome and kyphotic deformity.
*Illustrative imageAn App for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain
This research aims to make cognitive behavioral therapy, which is effective for chronic low back pain, easy to receive through a smartphone app. The lab has released a self-care app for low back pain and is also looking toward obtaining approval as a medical device.
*Illustrative imageStudying Low Back Pain with Wearable Devices
Using wristwatch-type and glasses-type devices, the lab records posture and activity levels during the day to investigate the causes of low back pain and the effects of treatment. The work is carried out jointly with engineering labs at the university and with companies.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Endowed Department of Innovative Medicine in Musculoskeletal Science are faculty (Project Professors, Project Associate Professors, and Project Assistant Professors).As of 2025
- Project ProfessorYawara Eguchi
- Project Associate ProfessorMasahiro Inoue
- Project Assistant ProfessorTakahiro Yamazaki
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “C6-C7-disc-herniation-cevical-mri-scan-cropped” user:Anthonp / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- MRI Diagnostic Imaging of Nerves: “Lumbar MRI t2-tse-rst-sagittal 05” Stillwaterising / CC0 (cropped)
- Spinal Disorders and Sarcopenia in Older Adults: “Osteoporosis” James Heilman, MD / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- An App for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: “Personal Health Apps for Smartphones” Intel Free Press / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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