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Experts Talk 2026
May 16, 2026
Application of Visualization Technology for Muscle Coordination Patterns
Speaker: Dr. Benio Kibushi
Associate Professor, Department of Human Development, Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University
Resistance training is widely used in rehabilitation and for the prevention of sarcopenia. While current approaches focus primarily on strengthening individual muscles, rehabilitation methods that take intermuscular coordination into account have not yet become common practice. Dr. Kibushi’s research applies visualization technology for muscle coordination patterns and motion analysis to promote the dissemination of high-quality, coordination-based rehabilitation.
Lecturer Profile
Dr. Benio Kibushi was born in Tokyo in 1990. She graduated from the School of Sport Sciences at Waseda University and earned her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies at Kyoto University. After serving as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, she is currently an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University.
Her research focuses on motor control and neuromechanics, and she has received several awards, including the Young Investigator Award from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers and the Encouragement Award from the Japanese Society of Biomechanics. In recent years, she has been applying visualization techniques for muscle coordination patterns to motion analysis and sportswear evaluation.
- Research Keywords
Surface Electromyography (sEMG) / Gait Neuroscience / Biomechanics / Motor Control
- Research Fields
Life Sciences / Physical Education and Physical Education Studies
Life Sciences / Sports Sciences
Life Sciences / Nutrition and Health Sciences
- Professional Activities
Apr 2026 – Present: Member, SSH Steering Committee, Hyogo Prefectural Tatsuno High School
Jun 2025 – Present: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, Hyogo Society of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Apr 2025 – Present: Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Sport and Health Science
Apr 2022 – Present: Board Member, Japanese Society of Training Science for Exercise and Sport
Apr 2019 – Present: Editorial Board Member, Japanese Society of Training Science for Exercise and Sport
2019 – Present: Executive Committee Member, “Sui Hiroba,” Japanese Society of Biomechanics
Sep 2023 – Jun 2024: Scientific Committee Member, The International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology 2024
Aug 2020 – Sep 2023: Committee Member, Health and Welfare Research Division, Applied/Interdisciplinary Research Section, Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
Lecturer Profile
(In preparation)
Lecture Overview
People perform everyday movements such as standing and walking almost unconsciously. Behind these seemingly simple actions, however, many muscles work together in coordination rather than acting independently, much like members of a single team. By visualizing these coordination patterns as “muscle synergies,” researchers can objectively evaluate changes in walking speed, age-related stumbling during gait, skill acquisition in training movements, and the effects of supportive devices such as pelvic belts on muscular coordination patterns.
In this lecture, Dr. Benio Kibushi will introduce research on gait, training movements, and landing motions to explain how multiple muscles are coordinated and adapt to different situations. Rather than focusing solely on the strength of individual muscles or joint movements, muscle synergy analysis provides a new perspective by examining how muscles cooperate with one another. This approach offers deeper insight into declines in physical function and immaturity in movement patterns. The lecture will also explore the potential of muscle synergy analysis as a new framework for assessment and intervention in rehabilitation and exercise instruction.
Event Details
Date & Time
Saturday, May 16, 2026
17:00 – 18:30 (Japan time)
Lecture 17:00 – 18:00
Q&A Session 18:00 – 18:30
Venue
Grand Green Osaka – JAMBASE
(Entrance: JAMBASE 4F)
6-38 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Title
Application of Visualization Technology for Muscle Coordination Patterns
Speaker
Dr. Benio Kibushi
Associate Professor, Department of Human Development, Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University
Format
Hybrid (Zoom + in-person)
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