title: Body responses to sound stimulation: a crossover study.
abstract: [Purpose] Auditory stimulation is used for the functional assessment of the saccule and saccule-derived vestibule-cervical reflex in clinical environments. The present study aimed to clarify the influences of sound stimulation as a type of auditory stimulation on the body. [Subjects] The subjects were nine healthy youths (2 males and 7 females). [Methods] FFD, FRT, the muscle hardness of hamstrings, and RT were measured after the sound stimulation of 1,000 Hz and 70dB. [Results] RT was markedly shortened, and the FFD significantly increased with sound stimulation. [Conclusion] Sound stimulation improved the RT and flexibility, possibly resulting in an effective approach in physical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Human Health Sciences, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Japan ; Department of Physical Therapy, Health and Welfare Science Course, Graduate School of International University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ubukata
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Health and Welfare Science Course, Graduate School of International University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, Japan.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.affiliation: China Rehabilitation Research Center, China.
authors.forename: Qiuchen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
keywords: Flexibility; Reaction time; Sound stimulus