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Sports Medicine Lab
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The lab approaches the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders starting from basic research.
AboutAbout the lab
Viewing issues in sports and health through a medical lens.
The Sports Medicine Lab is the Department of Sports Medicine within the Division of Health and Sports Science at Osaka University's Graduate School of Medicine, and conducts basic research aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.
Through cutting-edge research and graduate education in health and sports medicine and science, the Division of Health and Sports Science aims to build an international hub for research and education.
The division's graduate students come from diverse backgrounds, including physicians, allied health professionals such as nurses and physical therapists, health and sports science, and engineering.
Lab visits and meetings are accepted at any time.
Key terms
- Meniscus
- Cartilage-like tissue in the knee joint, located between the femur and the tibia. It acts as a cushion
- Musculoskeletal system
- A general term for the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems. The tissues and organs that make it up work together to produce body movement
NewsLab news
Osaka University and Rohto Pharmaceutical sign an agreement on developing a medical device for meniscus injuries
Student wins the Best Poster Award at the Basic Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association
ResearchResearch themes
The Department of Sports Medicine aims to advance highly specialized sports medicine research. Its goals also include education to improve performance and promote health, and applying research results to the sports world and society.
*Illustrative imageResearch on diagnosing and treating muscle, tendon, and meniscus conditions
To solve clinical problems, the lab studies the meniscus and articular cartilage biologically, using tissue donated by patients and animal disease models. It also conducts research to improve the usefulness of musculoskeletal ultrasound.
*Illustrative imageDetecting early signs of sports injuries and heat illness
As the Division of Health and Sports Science, the lab participates in the Health and Sports Project of Osaka University's Society 5.0 Realization Research Hub Support Program. Aiming to create IoT sensing technology and methods for analyzing the data it collects, the lab is carrying out two subprojects: injury prevention and prediction, and detection of early signs of heat illness.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping materials to repair meniscus injuries
Together with Koken Co., Ltd., the Department of Sports Medicine has developed an atelocollagen material that addresses the challenges of treating meniscus injuries, and has conducted non-clinical studies and clinical research. Rohto Pharmaceutical plans to hold consultations with regulatory authorities, aiming for clinical trials and commercialization.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Division of Health and Sports Science, to which the Sports Medicine Lab belongs, consist of faculty, faculty of the collaborative research division, researchers, visiting faculty, and doctoral and master's students.As of 2025
- ProfessorKen Nakata
- Associate ProfessorTakashi Kanamoto
- LecturerKoki Yokoyama
- Assistant ProfessorSatoshi Yamakawa
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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: “Students analyze pulmonary results in their Sports Medicine class” JFarbarik / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Research on diagnosing and treating muscle, tendon, and meniscus conditions: “Gray349” Henry Vandyke Carter / Public domain (cropped)
- Detecting early signs of sports injuries and heat illness: “Gigg Lane football training field - geograph.org.uk - 7649498” Kevin Waterhouse / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Developing materials to repair meniscus injuries: “Collagen -- Smart-Servier (cropped)” Laboratoires Servier / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Orthopaedic Surgery Lab): “Knee plain X-ray” Ptrump16 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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