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Affiliation: Senior Scientist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
: Assistant Professor, IBBME, University of Toronto

Degree: -
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J-GLOBAL ID: 200901072913673700
researchmap Member ID: 1000201782

External link: https://www.uhnresearch.ca/researcher/kei-masani

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

Committee Memberships

2005 - 2007

理事, 日本トレーニング科学会
2005 - 2007

Board Member, Japan Society of Training Science for Exercise and Sport
1997 - 2003

Board Member, Japanese Society of Biomechanics
1997 - 2000

理事, 日本バイオメカニクス学会
日本トレーニング科学会・理事
日本バイオメカニクス学会・理事

Awards

Misc.

Smaller sway size during quiet standing is associated with longer preceding time of motor command to body sway

Kei Masani, Albert H. Vette, Masaki O. Abe, Kimitaka Nakazawa, Milos R. Popovic

GAIT & POSTURE, 33(1) 14-17, Jan, 2011
Smaller sway size during quiet standing is associated with longer preceding time of motor command to body sway

Kei Masani, Albert H. Vette, Masaki O. Abe, Kimitaka Nakazawa, Milos R. Popovic

GAIT & POSTURE, 33(1) 14-17, Jan, 2011
Postural reactions of the trunk muscles to multi-directional perturbations in sitting

Kei Masani, Vivian W. Sin, Albert H. Vette, T. Adam Thrasher, Noritaka Kawashima, Alan Morris, Richard Preuss, Milos R. Popovic

CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS, 24(2) 176-182, Feb, 2009
Postural reactions of the trunk muscles to multi-directional perturbations in sitting

Kei Masani, Vivian W. Sin, Albert H. Vette, T. Adam Thrasher, Noritaka Kawashima, Alan Morris, Richard Preuss, Milos R. Popovic

CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS, 24(2) 176-182, Feb, 2009
Neuromusculoskeletal torque-generation process has a large destabilizing effect on the control mechanism of quiet standing

Kei Masani, Albert H. Vette, Noritaka Kawashima, Milos R. Popovic

JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 100(3) 1465-1475, Sep, 2008
Neuromusculoskeletal torque-generation process has a large destabilizing effect on the control mechanism of quiet standing

Kei Masani, Albert H. Vette, Noritaka Kawashima, Milos R. Popovic

JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 100(3) 1465-1475, Sep, 2008
Larger center of pressure minus center of gravity in the elderly induces larger body acceleration during quiet standing

Kei Masani, Albert H. Vette, Motoki Kouzaki, Hiroaki Kanehisa, Tetsuo Fukunaga, Milos R. Popovic

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, 422(3) 202-206, Jul, 2007
Larger center of pressure minus center of gravity in the elderly induces larger body acceleration during quiet standing

Kei Masani, Albert H. Vette, Motoki Kouzaki, Hiroaki Kanehisa, Tetsuo Fukunaga, Milos R. Popovic

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, 422(3) 202-206, Jul, 2007
Controlling balance during quiet standing: Proportional and derivative controller generates preceding motor command to body sway position observed in experiments

K Masani, AH Vette, MR Popovic

GAIT & POSTURE, 23(2) 164-172, Feb, 2006
Controlling balance during quiet standing: Proportional and derivative controller generates preceding motor command to body sway position observed in experiments

K Masani, AH Vette, MR Popovic

GAIT & POSTURE, 23(2) 164-172, Feb, 2006
Importance of body sway velocity information in controlling ankle extensor activities during quiet stance

K Masani, MR Popovic, K Nakazawa, M Kouzaki, D Nozaki

JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 90(6) 3774-3782, Dec, 2003
Importance of body sway velocity information in controlling ankle extensor activities during quiet stance

K Masani, MR Popovic, K Nakazawa, M Kouzaki, D Nozaki

JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 90(6) 3774-3782, Dec, 2003
Variability of ground reaction forces during treadmill walking

K Masani, M Kouzaki, T Fukunaga

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 92(5) 1885-1890, May, 2002
Variability of ground reaction forces during treadmill walking

Masani K, Kouzaki M, Fukunaga T

Journal of Applied Physiology, 92 1885-1890, 2002

Professional Memberships

Research Projects

機能的電気刺激法の開発

その他の研究制度, 2011 - 2013
平衡能評価方法の検討
静的立体姿勢の制御機構
Development of novel functional electrical stimulation method to avoid fatigue

Grants and Funding
On the evaluation method for equilibrium ability
Control mechanism of human quiet standing