Kouki Taniuchi

job title

Dean Faculty of Social Work Studies

Main subjects

Disease-Specific Physical Therapy Therapeutics, Disease-Specific Physical Therapy Evaluation Practice (Nervous System), Disease-Specific Physical Therapy Therapeutic Practice (Nervous System), Physical Therapy Technical Practice (Developmental/Higher Brain Functions)

Research Themes and Keywords

Attempts to quantify balance ability in hemiplegic stroke patients (based on the relationship between the center of foot pressure and the center of gravity during movement), neurological physical therapy using occlusion function for hemiplegic stroke patients, and attempts to understand the circulatory dynamics of patients with high cervical spinal cord injuries (toward the realization of ultra-early physical therapy)

Final academic background/degree

Hiroshima University Graduate School/Doctor

licence · Qualification

Physiotherapist, certified care prevention physiotherapist, neurophysiotherapist, pediatric physiotherapy, cardiovascular, respiratory, and diabetes physiotherapy specialist physiotherapy

Affiliated academic society

Japan Association of Physical Therapists, Japan Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, Japan Association of Health and Exercise Instructors

Major achievements

"Relationship between postural stability in response to perturbations and physical flexibility" (Journal of the Japanese Society of Occupational and Trauma Medicine, 2022), "Relationship between gait parameters and plantar pressure during stance phase of walking in hemiplegic stroke patients" (Physical Therapy Science, 2021), "Regarding blood pressure and heart rate changes associated with changing posture from supine to standing in spinal cord injury patients" (Journal of the Japanese Society of Occupational and Trauma Medicine, 2021)

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Social contribution activities

Ehime Council of Social Welfare Steering Committee Member Ehime Council of Social Welfare Steering Committee Lecturer (1996-present) Ehime Prefecture Long-Term Care Support Specialist Practical Training Instructor (1999-present) Ehime Prefecture Long-Term Care Support Specialist Practical Training Lecturer (1999-present) , Ehime Prefecture Lifelong Learning Lecturer (Rehabilitation) (2000-present)