Professor NISHIMURA, Seiji
Faculty, Affiliation
Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences
College and School Educational Field
Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science
Division of Health Sciences，Graduate School of Medical Science
Department of Occupational Therapy，School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences
Laboratory
TEL:076-265-2632 FAX:076-234-4375
Academic Background
【Academic background(Doctoral/Master's Degree)】
Kanazawa University Doctor Graduate School, Division of Medical Sciences 200503 Completed
【Degree】
Doctor of Philosophy
Career
Kanazawa Medical University Hospital(1988/04/01-1993/08/31)
Kanazawa University(1993/09/01-1995/09/30)
Kanazawa University(1995/10/01-2005/03/31)
Kanazawa University(2005/04/01-2007/03/31)
Kanazawa University(2007/04/01-2008/03/31)
Kanazawa University(2008/04/01-2010/05/31)
Kanazawa University(2010/06/01-2015/02/28)
Kanazawa University(2015/03/01-)
Year & Month of Birth
Academic Society
Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand
Award
○Ecouragement of the president(1994/06/15)
Specialities
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering、Orthopaedic surgery
Speciality Keywords
Rehabilitation of the hand. Biomechanics. ADL
Research Themes
Rehabilitation and Biomechanics of the Hand
Development of the orthosis and training instrument of the hand
The evaluation of the upper limbs and the trunk function in the activities of daily living, and development of the welfare instrument
Books
- Prosthesis and Orthosis and Occupational Therapy 2017/09/10
- active daily life 2005/08
Papers
- Hand function and biomechanics Seiji Nishimura 1 2025/07
- Development of the modified simple test for evaluating hand function (modified STEF): Construct, Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness. Journal of Hand Therapy 2017
- Validity and responsiveness of the Simple Test for Evaluating Hand Function. Hand Therapy 22 4 133-140 2017
- An in vivo study of dynamic effects of wrist traction on the radiolunate and capitolunate joints Hand Therapy 20 49-55 2015
- A comparison of muscle activity between static and dynamic arm positioning tasks with kinematic constraints. J. Tsuruma Health Sci. Soc. 33 1 11-16 2009/10
- Muscle coordination of the upper extremity in sanding motion. J. Tsuruma Health Sci. Soc. 31 1 27-33 2007/10
- The property of muscle activity between finger skin and weight load with circular grip． J. Tsuruma Health Sci. Soc. 30 2 153-160 2006/10
- Effects of thumb muscle strength on differences in radial abduction angle at the thumb carpometacarpal joint. Nishimura S. et al 23 2 79-86 2006/10
- The flexion, extension, abduction and adduction forces of the thumb for the difference of radial abduction angle at the thumb carpometacarpal joint. Nishimura S. et. al. J.Tsuruma Health Sci. Soc. 29 2 131-134 2005/12
- Measurement of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction torques at the thumb carpometacarpal joint. Nishimura S. et. al. 22 3 253-257 2005/10
- Measurement of the joint torque with flexion, extension, abduction and adduction at the thumb carpometacarpal joint using a three-dimensional analysis system. J. Tsuruma Health Sci. Soc. 28 9-18 2004/12
- Measurement of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction forces of the thumb, using a muscle strength measuring system based on 3-dimensional analysis. J. Tsuruma Health Sci. Soc. 27 1 55-60 2003/12
- Measurement of finger push and flexor torque value of index finger. J. Tsuruma Health Sci. Soc. 26 15-21 2002/12
- Kinetic characteristics of the trunk and pelvis in young and elderly subjects and patients with low back pain while washing their face J. Tsuruma Health Sci. Soc. 25 83 2001/12
- Measurement of flexor and extensor torque of the index finger The second Asia-Pacific occupational therapy congress 97 1999/09
- Experimental study of assisting bedridden patients to sit up The second Asia-Pacific occupational therapy congress 105 1999/09
- Measurement of flexor and extensor torque of the index finger 1998/06
- Kinetic characteristics of the trunk and pelvis in young and elderly subjects and patients with low back pain while washing their face Shibata Katsuyuki,Morita Ikuko,Nishimura Seiji Journal of the Tsuruma Health Science Society 25 1 83 2001
- Experimental study of assisting bedridden patients to sit up Shibata Katsuyuki,Nishimura Seiji,Bishago Shinichiro Memoirs of School of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine Kanazawa University 23 2 85 1999
- A comparison of muscle activity between static and dynamic arm positioning tasks with kinematic constraints Inumaru Toshiyasu,Shimizu Junichi,Shibata Katsuyuki,Nishimura Seiji Journal of the Tsuruma Health Science Society 33 1 11 2009
- Experimental apparatus for fall behavior of human by using parallel wire mechanism (consideration of evaluating fall at sitting posture) Hiroshi Tachiya,Yuki Arai,Kosuke Okuno,Yusuke Miyazaki,Seiji Nishimura Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, C Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part C 76 770 2621 2010
- An in vivo study of dynamic effects of wrist traction on the radiolunate and capitolunate joints Kaoru Tada,Hiroki Kawashima,Kakeru Horie,Shigeru Sanada,Seiji Nishimura,Hiroyuki Tsuchiya Hand Therapy 20 2 49 2015/06/01
- Influences of the thumb carpometacarpal joint angle on finger functions when using a Gauntlet Thumb Spica Splint 19 1 15 2016
- Verification of the rehabilitation effect for wrist contracture by dynamic analysis of carpals TACHIYA Hiroshi,TANAKA Hiromichi,IKEGAMI Hiroki,TSUCHIDA Hiroki,SANADA Shigeru,NISHIMURA Seiji,TADA Kaoru,KAWASHIMA Hiroki,HORIE Sho Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese) 81 824 14 2015
- 3709 Equipment for Evaluation of Human Capacity to Avoid Fall by Using a Wire Driven Parallel Mechanism ARAI Yuki,TACHIYA Hiroshi,MIYAZAKI Yusuke,NISHIMURA Seiji The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting 2008 251 2008
- Providing safe and effective rehabilitation by assessing supraspinatus muscle elasticity using ultrasound real-time tissue elastography after rotator cuff repair: A case series. Koshi Shimizu,Natsuki Watanabe,Mitsugu Yoneda,Seiji Nishimura,Takashi Kobayashi Physiotherapy theory and practice 39 10 1 2022/05/11
- Validity and responsiveness of the Simple Test for Evaluating Hand Function. Hand Therapy 22 4 133 2017
- 手背部の挫滅損傷後に屈筋腱の癒着によるDIP関節の屈曲制限を呈した症例 屈筋腱癒着の病態と腱剥離術後のハンドセラピィ 入江 啓輔,伊関 浩克,岡本 聡美,西村 誠次,神戸 晃男,影近 謙治 石川県作業療法学術雑誌 25 1 25 2017/03
- エアマットレス使用時の枕のあて方が上肢・胸部の筋の硬さと自覚症状に及ぼす影響 浦井 珠恵,松本 勝,井内 映美,小林 正和,西村 誠次,須釜 淳子 Journal of Wellness and Health Care 41 2 151 2018/01
- 手関節完全切断再接着術後の長期ハンドセラピィ経験 拘縮改善のためのスプリント療法とつまみ動作獲得に向けたハンドセラピィ 伊関 浩克,入江 啓輔,西村 誠次,岡本 聡美,神戸 晃男,影近 謙治 石川県作業療法学術雑誌 27 1 34 2019/03
- Introduction of the Purdue Pegboard Test for fine assessment of severity of cervical myelopathy before and after surgery. Keisuke Irie,Hirokatsu Iseki,Kazuhiro Okamoto,Seiji Nishimura,Kenji Kagechika Journal of physical therapy science 32 3 210 2020/03
- Verification of the influence of traction on wrist joint motion to improve the contracture by MRI TACHIYA Hiroshi,ORISAKA Kosuke,TUCHIDA Hiroki,SANADA Shigeru,NISHIMURA Seiji,TADA Kaoru,KAWASHIMA Hiroki,HORIE Sho,OHNO Naoki Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese) 83 848 16 2017/01/01
- 修正簡易上肢機能検査の信頼性および妥当性の検討 臨床応用に向けた基礎的検討の試み 入江 啓輔,伊関 浩克,岡本 聡美,岡本 一宏,西村 誠次,影近 謙治 日本ハンドセラピィ学会誌 10 2 73 2017/12
- Development of the modified simple test for evaluating hand function (modified STEF): Construct, Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness. Keisuke Irie,Hirokatsu Iseki,Satomi Okamoto,Kazuhiro Okamoto,Seiji Nishimura,Kenji Kagechika Journal of Hand Therapy 32 3 388 2017
- Determination of the reference range for semi-quantified elasticity of healthy supraspinatus muscles using real-time tissue elastography and its clinical use in patients after rotator cuff repair. Koshi Shimizu,Natsuki Watanabe,Mitsugu Yoneda,Seiji Nishimura,Takashi Kobayashi Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 104 105945 2023/04
Conference Presentations
Others
Arts and Fieldwork
Patent
Theme to the desired joint research
○Rehabilitation and biomechanics of the hand
○Development of the orthosis and training instrument of the hand
○Development of orthosis and the welfare instrument in the activities of daily living
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
○「手の運動調節能と上肢パフォーマンス能力及び筋活動の関連性に関する研究」(2019-2021)
○「母指と手指の新しい機能評価法に関する研究」(2014-2016)
○「母指と手指単独の最大筋力及び運動協調性の計測による新しい手の機能評価法の研究」(2010-2012)
○「母指の屈曲・伸展,内転・外転運動における各筋張力の推定」(2003-2004)
○「二次元解析による手指関節トルク値の算出とその比率の検討」(1996-1996)
○「つまみ動作で発生した手指各屈筋と伸筋の収縮力-関節トルク値の測定による算定-」(1994-1994)
Competitive research funding,Contribution
Collaborative research,Consignment study
Classes (Bachelors)
○Field Experience in Rehabilitation Service(2021)
○Fundamentals of Kinesiology(2021)
○Occupational Therapeutic Program(2021)
○THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES(2021)
○THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES SEMINAR(2021)
○PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR PHYSICAL DISORDERS 1(2021)
○Activity of Daily Living(2021)
○Practice of Assessments 1(2021)
○OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CLINICAL SEMINAR 1(2021)
○PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR PHYSICAL DISORDERS 2(2021)
○PRACTICE OF ASSESSMENTS 2(2021)
○PRACTICE OF ASSESSMENTS 1(2021)
○Occupational Therapy for Elderly Persons(2021)
○PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS(2021)
○Occupational Therapeutic Program(2020)
○PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR PHYSICAL DISORDERS 1(2020)
○PRACTICE OF ASSESSMENTS 2(2020)
○Occupational Therapy for Elderly Persons(2020)
○PRACTICE OF ASSESSMENTS 1(2020)
○OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CLINICAL SEMINAR 1(2020)
○Fundamentals of Kinesiology(2020)
○Field Experience in Rehabilitation Service(2020)
○PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR PHYSICAL DISORDERS 2(2020)
○THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES SEMINAR(2020)
○THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES(2020)
○PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS(2020)
○Activity of Daily Living(2020)
Classes (Graduate Schools)
○Analytics for Recovery of Ability:Lecture(2020)
○Analitics for Recovery of Ability:Seminar(2020)
○Advanced Analytics for Recovery of Function and Ability:Research(2020)
○Analytics for Recovery of Function and Ability:Research(2020)
○Occupational Performance: Seminar(2020)
○Occupational Performance: Lecture(2020)
○Research Design in Occupational Therapy: Lecture(2020)
○Research Design in Occupational Therapy: Lecture(2019)
○Analitics for Recovery of Ability:Seminar(2019)
○Analytics for Recovery of Ability:Lecture(2019)
○Introduction to Health Science: Lecture(2019)
○Analytics for Recovery of Function and Ability:Research(2019)
○Occupational Performance: Seminar(2019)
○Occupational Performance: Lecture(2019)
○Advanced Analytics for Recovery of Function and Ability:Research(2019)