SHOTA DATE

Last Updated :2025/06/16

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Assistant Professor
E-mail
sdatehiroshima-u.ac.jp
Other Contact Details
1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, Japan, Japan
TEL : (+81)82-257-5458 FAX : (+81)
Self-introduction
Occupational therapist. My research goal is to develop effective rehabilitation programs. My research specialties are Brain science, Electrophysiology and Kinesiology. I major in rehabilitation of the upper extremities (shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand).

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2015/04, 2018/03, Funabashi city rehabilitation hospital, Occupational therapist
  • 2019/06/01, Hiroshima university, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Assistant professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima university, Facility of medicine, Health sciences major (Occupational therapy), 2009/04, 2013/03
  • Hiroshima university, Master course of Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences (Health Sciences), 2013/04, 2015/03
  • Hiroshima university, Doctor course of Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences (Health Sciences), Doctor course, 2018/04, 2022/03

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University
  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Complex systems;Biomedical engineering;Rehabilitation science / Welfare engineering

Research Keywords

  • Electrophysiology, Motor control

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2024
  • Japan Hand Therapy Society, 2024
  • International Society of Biomechanics, 2021
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  • Japanese Association of Occupational Therapist, 2013
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  • Japanese Society of Occupational Therapy Research, 2013
  • Japanese Society for Clinical Biomechanics, 2018
  • Japanese Society fo Clinical Neurophysiology, 2018
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  • Japanese Peripheral Nerve Society, 2019
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Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 4Term, Human health and the society
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Practice of Physiology
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Practice of Physiology
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Clinical practice I
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Clinical practice II
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Preliminary Research Practice
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Seminar of deevelopmental occupational therapy ⅠI
  8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Practice of major crafts as occupational therapy media I
  9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice of minor crafts as occupational therapy media II
  10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Outline of human occupation
  11. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Seminar of occulational therapy for physical dysfunction III
  12. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Occupational therapy assessment for developmental disorders
  13. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Intoroduction to research methods in occupational therapy II
  14. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice of community-based occupational therapy
  15. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Methodology of Education for Health Promotion
  17. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Advanced Lecture on Health Science 1(Survey Research)

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. ★, Ulnar finger posture effect on a pinch strength, PLoS One, 20(6), e0325359, 20250603
  2. Effect of Metacarpophalangeal Joint and Wrist Positions on Lumbrical Muscle Activity, J Jpn Soc Surg Hand, 41(4), 312-316, 20250128
  3. Differences in muscle activity and intermuscular coordination between dominant and non-dominant hands during chopstick manipulation, FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE, 19, 20250409
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  4. Virtual reality-based myoelectric prosthetic control training: Effects of action observation and motor imagery with visual feedback of electromyographic signals, Prosthet Orthot Int, 20241218
  5. Effect of lateral wedge insole on medial meniscus extrusion and its association with knee osteoarthritis progression, PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL, 48(5), 533-539, 202410
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  6. Hand muscle synergy in chopstick use: effect of object size and weight, Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, 43(4), 20240726
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  7. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation enhances short-latency afferent inhibition via central cholinergic system activation, Scientific Reports, 14(1), ---, 20240516
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  8. ★, Effect of extension of the ulnar fingers on force control and muscle activity of the hand during a precision pinch, JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-EUROPEAN VOLUME, 49(5), 608-616, 202405
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  9. Intramuscular and intermuscular coherence analysis while obstacle crossing during treadmill gait, SOMATOSENSORY AND MOTOR RESEARCH, 20231225
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  10. ★, Change in muscle activity patterns of the brachialis and biceps brachii during dynamic elbow flexion, JOURNAL OF MECHANICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 20231127
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  11. Effects of metacarpophalangeal joint position and finger joint movement speed on lumbrical muscle activity, HAND SURGERY & REHABILITATION, 42(5), 424-429, 202310
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  12. Measurement of the lumbrical muscle activity of the hand using electromyography supported by the ultrasound imaging technique with string navigation, JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 158, 202309
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  13. The Effect of Lateral Wedge Insole on Gait Variability Assessed Using Wearable Sensors in Patients with Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis, JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING, 2023, 20230116
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  14. Correlation between kinesthetic motor imagery of an amputated limb and phantom limb pain, Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 20220325
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  15. Effect of the position of the interphalangeal joint on movements of the trapeziometacarpal joint during thumb opposition, Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 47(2), 1-6, 20220108
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  16. ★, Quantitative evaluation of abnormal finger movements in myelopathy hand during the grip and release test using gyro sensors, PLoS One, e0258808(20;16(10)), 20211020
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  17. ★, Brachialis Muscle Activity Can Be Measured With Surface Electromyography: A Comparative Study Using Surface and Fine-Wire Electrodes, Frontiers in Physiology, 12:809422, 20211223
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  18. Transcranial direct current stimulation reduces ischemia-induced sensory disturbance in the hands of healthy subjects, MUSCLE & NERVE, 64(5), 610-613, 20210811
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  19. Association between medial meniscus extrusion under weight-bearing conditions and pain in early-stage knee osteoarthritis, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS, 20210714
  20. Null Effect of Transcranial Static Magnetic Field Stimulation over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Behavioral Performance in a Go/NoGo Task, BRAIN SCIENCES, 11(4), 483, 20210411
  21. The correlation between osteoarthritis stage and the effect of the lateral wedge insole for 3 months on medial meniscus extrusion in the knee joint., The Knee, 28, 110-116, 20201214
  22. Transient Modulation of Working Memory Performance and Event-Related Potentials by Transcranial Static Magnetic Field Stimulation over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, BRAIN SCIENCES, 11(6), 202106
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  23. Virtual reality-based action observation facilitates the acquisition of body-powered prosthetic control skills, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 17(1):113, 20200820
  24. Influence of Static Magnetic Field Stimulation on the Accuracy of Tachystoscopically Presented Line Bisection., Brain Sciences, 10(12), E1006, 20201218
  25. ★, Long-term disuse of the hand affects motor imagery ability in patients with complete brachial plexus palsy, NeuroReport, 30(6), 452-456, 20190410
  26. ★, Transcranial direct current stimulation can enhance ability in motor imagery tasks, NeuroReport, 26(11), 613-617, 20150805

Publications such as books

  1. 2020/09/01, The hand and the brain : from Lucy's thumb to the thought-controlled robotic hand, 2021, 09, Scholarly Book, Joint Translation, 日本語, 9784260042574

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Effect of ulnar finger position on the accuracy of fingertip position during pulp pinching, Runa Kamikawa, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, The 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2024 in Sapporo, 2024/11/08, Without Invitation, English, Sapporo, Japan
  2. Characteristics of muscle activity and intermuscular coordination between dominant and non-dominant hand during chopstick manipulation, Hina Komi, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Kazuya Kurauchi, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, The 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2024 in Sapporo, 2024/11/08, Without Invitation, English, Sapporo, Japan
  3. The positional effects of metacarpophalangeal and wrist joint on the lumbrical muscle activity, Sumire Tamemoto, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Naoya Goto, Toru, The 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2024 in Sapporo, 2024/11/08, Without Invitation, English, Sapporo, Japan
  4. Association between finger movement functions and activities of daily living in post-operative patient with cervical myelopathy, Shota Date, Yasushi Fujiwara, Kiyotaka Yamada, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Toru Sunagawa, The 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2024 in Sapporo, 2024/11/06, Without Invitation, English, Sapporo, Japan
  5. Effect of transcranial extracellular impedance control (tEIC) on pinch force regulation, Kazuya Kurauchi, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, Ayumu Matani, The 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2024 in Sapporo, 2024/11/06, Without Invitation, English, Sapporo, Japan
  6. Post-operative volume of arm-hand use on daily life of patients with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, Fukushima Toshiyuki, Kurumadani Hiroshi,Nakamura Yoshihiro, Tominaga Masak, Kodama Kengo, Date Shota, Sunagawa Toru, The 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2024 in Sapporo, 2024/11/06, Without Invitation, English, Sapporo, Japan
  7. Changes in Upper Limb Usage 6 Months After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair and Its Relationship to Range of Motion, Muscle Strength, and Pain: A Study Using a Triaxial Accelerometer, Fukushima Toshiyuki, Kurumadani Hiroshi, Date Shota, Nakamura Yoshihiro, Sunagawa Toru, 25th The International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK), 2024/06/27, Without Invitation, English, Nagoya, Aichi
  8. The effect of object size and weight on intrinsic and extrinsic hand muscle activity during picking-up movements with chopsticks: muscle synergy analysis, Kazuya Kurauchi, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, XXIX FESSH CONGRESS Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, 2024/06/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  9. Quantitative evaluation of the finger movement dysfunction in post-operative patient with cervical myelopathy using gyro sensor., XXIX FESSH CONGRESS Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, 2024/06/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
  10. Coordinated muscle activity during chopstick manipulation, Kazuya Kurauchi, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, Kazuya Kurauchi, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, XXIX Congress of International Society of Biomechanics, 2023/07/30, Without Invitation, English, International Society of Biomechanics, Fukuoka
  11. Electrophysiological Validation of the Brachialis and Biceps Brachii Functions in Dynamic Elbow Flexion, Shota Date, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Kazuya Kurauchi, Yosuke Ishii, Toru Sunagawa, Shota Date, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Kazuya Kurauchi, Yosuke Ishii, Toru Sunagawa, XXVIII Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, 2023/06/26, Without Invitation, English, Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Rimini
  12. Effects of motor nerve conduction abnormality and thenar muscle atrophy for thumb joint movements in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Akira Kodama, Teruyasu Tanaka, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Akira Kodama, Teruyasu Tanaka, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, 13th Asian-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, 9th Asian-Pacific Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy congress, 2023/05/29, Without Invitation, English, Asian-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Singapore
  13. The characteristics of the muscle activity and coordination of the elbow flexors-a surface electromyographic study-, S. Date , K. Kurauchi, H. Kurumadani, A. Ueda, T. Sunagawa, 2022 IFSSH-IFSHT-FESSH Congress, 2022/06/06, Without Invitation, English
  14. Comparing Surface and Intramuscular Electromyography Patterns of the Brachialis Muscle during the Dynamic Elbow Movement, Shota Date, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Yuko Nakashima, Akio Ueda, Toru Sunagawa, XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2021/07/25, Without Invitation, English, Stockholm
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  15. The positional effects of metacarpophalangeal and wrist joint on the lumbrical muscle activity, Sumire Tamemoto, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Naoya Goto, Toru Sunagawa, The 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2024 in Sapporo, 2024/11/08, Without Invitation, English, Sapporo, Japan
  16. Effect of distal transverse arch mobility to finger joint posture during grasping objects, The 53rd Japanese Occupational therapy Congress & Expo, 2019/09/08, Without Invitation, Japanese
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  17. Clustering of muscle activation pattern between thenar and extrinsic hand muscles during various grasp tasks, Shota Date, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Toru Sunagawa, 11th International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, 2019/06/19, Without Invitation, English, Berlin, Germany
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  18. Correlation between palmar shape modulation and finger joint movements during hand shape formation, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Toru Sunagawa, 11th International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, 2019/06/17, Without Invitation, Japanese
  19. Neurological Relationship between Thenar and Extrinsic Hand Muscles during Precision Grip, Shota Date, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Wataru Kuwahara, Toru Sunagawa, Orthopaedic Research Society 2019, 2019/02/05, Without Invitation, Japanese
  20. Impairment of Thumb Joint Movement in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Hiroshi Kurumadani; Akira Kodama; Yuki Yamamoto; Shota Date; Nobuo Adachi; Toru Sunagawa, Orthopaedic research societies, 2019/02/02, Without Invitation, English
  21. The characteristic activity patterns of intrinsic and extrinsic hand muscles in precision grip task, S Date, H Kurumadani, T Sunagawa, The 12th conference of japanese society of occupational therapy research, 2018/10/14, Without Invitation, Japanese, Saitama (Koshigaya)
  22. The Evaluation of Motor Imagery Ability in Orthopedic Patients, Shota Date, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Tomoshi Watanabe, Toru Sunagawa, 6th Asia-Pacific occupational therapy congress, 2015/09/14, Without Invitation, English, Rotorua, New Zealand
  23. Performance Deference After Action Observation From Different Perspectives, Akio Ueda, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Shota Date, Tomoshi Watanabe, Toru Sunagawa, 6th Asia-Pacific occupational therapy congress, 2015/09/14, Without Invitation, English, Rotorua, New Zealand
  24. The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Motor Related Areas during Motor Imagery, Shota Date, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Tomoshi Watanabe, Toru Sunagawa, XX(20) Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, 2014/07/16, Without Invitation, English, Rome, Italy
  25. Effects of differences in hand visions on motor imagery during Hand Mental rotation task: A NIRS Study, Shota Date, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Tomoshi Watanabe, Toru Sunagawa, 16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists & 48th Japanese Occupational Therapy Congress, 2014/06/21, Without Invitation, English, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Awards

  1. 2023/08/02, Hand and Wrist Biomechanics International Symposium Young Scholar Awards 2nd prize, President HWBI & Chair HWBIAward Committee
  2. 2014/12/15, Hiroshima University Excellent Student Scholarship, Hiroshima University

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. 2020, 2024

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. 2024/08, 2024/08
  2. 2024/02, 2024/02
  3. 2024/02, 2024/02
  4. 2022/01, 2022/01