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Noboru Chiba

Affiliation Occupational Therapy
Position Associate Professor
Executive
Degree Ph.D
E-mail address nchiba@ (Add "yachts.ac.jp" to end)
Researchmap(External Link) https://researchmap.jp/nchiba?lang=en
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Research Areas •    Life sciences / Medical and welfare engineering / Assistive technology
•    Life sciences / Biomedical engineering /  
•    Life sciences / Sports science / Para Sports
•    Life sciences / Rehabilitation science /  
Research History April 2022- Present : Visiting Associate Professor, Yamagata Study Center,The Open University , Chiba, Japan.

April 2016—Present:Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan.

April 2013- March 2016: Full-Time Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan.

April 2007- March 2013: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan.

April 2004- March 2017: Research Assistant, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata, Japan.

July 2002 -March 2004: Research Assistant, Faculty of Medical Science & Welfare, Department of Rehabilitation, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University, Sendai, Japan.
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Achievements Modulation of lower limb muscles and trajectory correction in the bipedal stance during visual perturbation.
Tadayoshi Minamisawa, Noboru Chiba, Eizaburo Suzuki.PeerJ, 11 e14631-e14631, Jan 12, 2023

Lower Limb Kinematic Coordination during the Running Motion of Stroke Patient: A Single Case Study.
Noboru Chiba, Tadayoshi Minamisawa.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 7(1), Jan 6, 2022

Characteristics of Sit-to-Stand from a Western-Style Toilet When Putting on Pants in Patients with Hemiplegia Who Are Toilet Independent: A Preliminary Study.
Hiroki Takeda, Yuji Takeda, Naoko Matsuda, Kaori Ito, Hiroshi Sasahara, Sunao Takemura, Yuki Saito, Noboru Chiba, Hiromi Fujii.Ann Physiother Occup Ther 5(1), Jan, 2022

Intra- and Intermuscular Coherence and Body Acceleration Control in Older Adults during Bipedal Stance.
Tadayoshi Minamisawa, Noboru Chiba, Eizaburo Suzuki.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 6(4), Dec 10, 2021

Association of bilateral lower limb coordination while standing with body sway control and aging.
Tadayoshi Minamisawa, Noboru Chiba, Eizaburo Suzuki.Somatosensory & motor research, 1-9, Sep 8, 2021

Analysis of Vertical Micro Acceleration While Standing Reveals Age-Related Changes.
Tadayoshi Minamisawa, Noboru Chiba, Kaori Inoue, Tatsuya Nakanowatari, Eizaburo Suzuki.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 5(4), Dec 18, 2020