Ohio State Wexner Medical Center

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

3D Kinematic Analysis for the Functional Evaluation in the Rat Model of Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury

Tianshu Wang¹, Akira Ito², Junichi Tajino^1,3, Hiroshi Kuroki², Tomoki Aoyama¹

¹Department of Development and Rehabilitation of Motor Function, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, ²Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, ³Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

We introduce a kinematic analysis method that uses a three-dimensional motion capture apparatus containing four cameras and data processing software for performing functional evaluations during fundamental research involving rodent models.

Neuroscience

Comprehensive Understanding of Inactivity-Induced Gait Alteration in Rodents

Junichi Tajino^1,2, Tomoki Aoyama¹, Hiroshi Kuroki¹, Akira Ito¹

¹Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, ²Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center

The present protocol describes three-dimensional motion tracking/evaluation to depict gait motion alteration of rats after exposure to a simulated disuse environment.