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Okada Lab
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A biomechanics lab that analyzes walking and running movements through mechanics.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading how we walk and run through mechanics
The Okada Lab studies how people walk and run using biomechanical methods.
Using motion analysis, the lab measures movement and analyzes the characteristics of lower-limb motion and the function of muscles.
The lab focuses on the running of middle- and long-distance runners and on age-related changes in walking.
The lab is also exploring ways to use movement data to evaluate gait characteristics and the degree of aging.
Key terms
- Biomechanics
- The study of the movement and body mechanisms of humans and animals using the principles of mechanics. It is used to analyze sports movements and walking.
- Motion analysis
- A method of measuring human movement to examine its characteristics, such as joint motion and the forces acting on the body.
- Step length
- The distance covered with each step when walking. It is one of the indicators that describe the characteristics of gait.
NewsLab news
Co-authored textbook "Kenkoron (Health Studies), Second Edition" published
"Ranningu-gaku Jiten" (Encyclopedia of Running Studies), edited by the Running Society (Ranningu Gakkai), published
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies human movements such as walking and running through measurement and mechanical analysis. Its main subjects are the running of middle- and long-distance runners and age-related changes in walking.
*Illustrative imageRunning movement and muscle function
Focusing on middle- and long-distance runners, the lab investigates how the coordination of lower-limb movements and the mechanical function of muscles change depending on running speed and performance level.
*Illustrative imageAge-related changes in walking
The lab examines why step length becomes shorter with age by looking at the kinetics of the lower-limb muscles. It is also building models that predict walkers' attributes from movement data.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorHidetaka Okada
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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: “2010 Motion Capture Suit” Mbrickn / CC0 (cropped)
- Running movement and muscle function: “Human running gait - terminal swing to heel strike (runner with Asics Metaspeed Edge Paris - 2024 Ljubljana Marathon)” Petar Milošević / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Age-related changes in walking: “Elderly man walking with a cane on the street ( )” Pedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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