Minoru Okita

Nagasaki University — Japan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

23h-index1.7kcitations119works1.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Muscle Physiology and Disorders(30), Exercise and Physiological Responses(22), Muscle activation and electromyography studies(17), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation(16), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments(13)

Publications119 total

Frequent Tetanic Exercise Through Electrical Muscle Stimulation May Reduce Immobilization‐Induced Muscle Fibrosis by Suppressing Myonuclear Apoptosis
Muscle & Nerve·2025
Effect of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha inhibitor on immobilization-induced muscle fibrosis related to muscle contracture
Journal of Physical Therapy Science·2025Open Access
Evidence for Rehabilitation Treatment for Chronic Pain
The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine·2024Open Access
Electrical Stimulation-Based Twitch Exercise Suppresses Progression of Immobilization-Induced Muscle Fibrosis via Downregulation of PGC-1α/VEGF Pathway
Physiological Research·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Skeletal Muscle Electrical Stimulation Prevents Progression of Disuse Muscle Atrophy via Forkhead Box O Dynamics Mediated by Phosphorylated Protein Kinase B and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Coactivator-1α
Physiological Research·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Mechanical Stress Via Muscle Contractile Exercise Suppresses Atrophic Alterations of Bone-microstructure in Immobilized Rat Femurs.
PubMed·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Effects of Isometric Quadriceps Muscle Exercise with Visual and Auditory Feedback at 1 Year after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Physical Therapy Research·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound phonophoresis with diclofenac alleviated inflammation and pain via downregulation of M1 macrophages in rats with carrageenan-induced knee joint arthritis
Neurobiology of Pain·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding “Preventive effect of an intervention program with increased physical activity on the development of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial”
Pain Medicine·2023
Effects of a Rehabilitation Program Combined with Pain Management That Targets Pain Perception and Activity Avoidance in Older Patients with Acute Vertebral Compression Fracture: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Pain Research and Management·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Effects of low-level laser therapy on inflammatory symptoms in an arthritis rat model
Journal of Physical Therapy Science·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Progression of microstructural deterioration in load-bearing immobilization osteopenia
PLoS ONE·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Preventive Effect of an Intervention Program with Increased Physical Activity on the Development of Musculoskeletal Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Pain Medicine·2022· 6 cited
Muscle contractile exercise through a belt electrode device prevents myofiber atrophy, muscle contracture, and muscular pain in immobilized rat gastrocnemius muscle
PLoS ONE·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Clinical and Psychological Impact of Chronic Pain in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
International Journal of COPD·2022· 17 citedOpen Access
Depression, catastrophizing, and poor performance in women with persistent acute low back pain from vertebral compression fractures: A prospective study
Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation·2022· 4 cited
Efficacy of Belt Electrode Skeletal Muscle Electrical Stimulation in the Postoperative Rest Period in Patients with Diabetes who Have Undergone minor Amputations: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds·2022· 12 cited
Myonuclear apoptosis via cleaved caspase‐3 upregulation is related to macrophage accumulation underlying immobilization‐induced muscle fibrosis
Muscle & Nerve·2021· 10 cited
Influence of Immobilization on the Pathogenesis of Chronic Pain：Besed on the Mechanism of Immobilization-induced Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Contracture, and Muscle Pain
The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine·2021Open Access
Rehabilitation and exercise therapy
The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine·2021Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Junya Sakamoto(30), Jiro Nakano(29), Hideki Kataoka(24), Tomoki Origuchi(13), Tatsuya Hirase(11), Toshiro Yoshimura(9), Kyo Goto(9), Shigeru Inokuchi(8), Y. Honda(8), Yasutaka Kondo(6), J. Sakamoto(5), Ryo Sasabe(5), Yuichiro Honda(5), Takuya Fukushima(5), Shun Ishii(5), Yohei Hamaue(5), Ryo Sasaki(4), Natsumi Tanaka(4), Ayumi Natsuzako(4), Jiro Nakano(4)