OHTAKA Maiko

写真a

Affiliation

Doctorial Course in Health Sciences  Nursing Course 

Research Interests 【 display / non-display

  • 小児看護

  • 小児保健

Graduating School 【 display / non-display

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    1994.03

    Chiba University     Graduated

Graduate School 【 display / non-display

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    2017.03

    Akita University  Graduate School, Division of Medicine  Doctor's Degree Program  Completed

Campus Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2024.04
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    Now

    Akita University   Doctorial Course in Health Sciences   Nursing Course   Professor  

  • 2020.04
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    2024.03

    Akita University   Doctorial Course in Health Sciences   Nursing Course   Associate Professor  

  • 2019.01
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    2020.03

    Akita University   Graduate School of Medicine   Doctorial Course in Health Sciences   Maternity Child Nursing   Lecturer  

  • 2011.10
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    2018.12

    Akita University   Graduate School of Medicine   Doctorial Course in Health Sciences   Maternity Child Nursing   Assistant Professor  

Research Areas 【 display / non-display

  • Life Science / Lifelong developmental nursing

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Childhood and nursery/pre-school education

Qualification acquired 【 display / non-display

  • Nurse

  • Usual First Kind of Nurse-Teacher License

  • First Kind of Junior High School Teacher License

  • First Kind of High School Teacher License

 

Research Achievements 【 display / non-display

    ◆Original paper【 display / non-display

  • Stretching exercises for growing children: evaluation of obesity, flexibility, pain and injury of musculoskeletal organs before and one year later

    Maiko Ohtaka, Masayo Saito, Yukiko Ito

    The Journal of Rural Medicine   19 ( 3 ) 150 - 157   2024.07  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

    DOI CiNii Research

  • Musculoskeletal examination of junior high school students using a diagnostic ultrasound device: Investigation of Osgood-Schlatter disease and its related factors

    Ohtaka Maiko, Hiramoto Izumi, Minagawa Hiroshi, Matsuzaki Masashi, Saito Akira, Ishigoka Mami

    The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine   9 ( 3 ) 105 - 113   2020.05  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

    DOI CiNii Research

  • Screening of the Maturity Status of the Tibial Tuberosity by Ultrasonography in Higher Elementary School Grade Schoolchildren,Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jun 17;16(12). pii: E2138.

    Maiko Ohtaka, Izumi Hiramoto, Hiroshi Minagawa, Masashi Matsuzaki,Hideya Kodama

    Int J Environ Res Public Health.   17 ( 16 )   2019.06  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

    DOI

  • ◆Other【 display / non-display

  • Examination of locomotor system of elementary school students using diagnostic ultrasound system and lower limb flexibility assessment: toward early detection of Osgood-Schlatter disease during growth period

    Ohtaka Maiko, Saito Akira, Hongo Michio, Matsuzaki Masashi

    The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine   advpub ( 0 )   2026

    This study aimed to evaluate a musculoskeletal screening method for elementary school students using ultrasound and lower limb flexibility assessments, with the goal of early detection of Osgood-Schlatter disease during the growth period. A total of 143 boys in the fourth to sixth grades of elementary school from a single prefecture underwent musculoskeletal screening between November 2021 and February 2023. Using a diagnostic ultrasound device, the tibial tuberosity was observed, and its developmental stage was classified based on Ehrenborg’s four-stage classification (Ehrenborg G and Lagergren C. 1961. Acta Chir Scand 121: 315–327). The presence of Osgood-Schlatter disease was determined based on the presence of irregularities in the ultrasound image. Lower limb flexibility was assessed quantitatively using finger-floor distance (FFD) and heel-hip distance (HHD). The cartilaginous stage (C stage) was the most common developmental stage observed. Osgood-Schlatter disease was identified in eight children (5.6%) and was found only in the epiphyseal (E) and bony (B) stages (p = 0.004, φ = 0.308). HHD was significantly greater in the Osgood-Schlatter group (p = 0.040, r = 0.680). In some children without knee pain or tenderness, irregularities in the tibial tuberosity were detected on ultrasound imaging, suggesting that ultrasound imaging may be useful for the early detection of asymptomatic lesions. This screening approach, which combines ultrasound examination and flexibility assessment, is expected to serve as a novel method for the early detection and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in children during their growth period. Further large-scale studies and continued investigation into methods for assessing flexibility in growing children are warranted.

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2024.04  -  2027.03 

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2021.04  -  2024.03 

  • Effectiveness of oral function training for improving mouth breathing in preschool children

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2019.04  -  2022.03  Investigator(s): Hiramoto Izumi

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2018.04  -  2021.03 

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2015.04  -  2018.03 

Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • Screening of thickness of cartilage at the tibial tuberosity for risk management of Osgood-Schlatter disease in schoolchildren of higher elementary school grades

    Maiko Ohtaka, Izumi Hiramoto, Masayo Saito, Hideya Kodama

    22nd EAFONS East AsianForum of Nursing Scholars  2019.01  -  2019.01