The Journal of Allied Health Sciences Editor-in-Chief Prof. Takuo Nomura, PT, PhD (Kansai University of Welfare Sciences) Associate Editor Prof. Taro Otoshi, OT, PhD (Kansai University of Health Sciences) Prof. Kariyasu Makoto, ST, PhD (Kyoto Gakuen University) Prof. Akira Iwata, PT, PhD (Osaka Prefecture University) Prof. Yasuhiro Mitani, PT, PhD (Kansai University of Welfare Sciences) Editorial Board Medicine, Basic Science Masaharu Sugimoto Ryuichi Saura (Osaka Medical College) (Kobe Gakuin University) Toyofumi Shibata (Shibata Hospital) Kiyoshi Nagano Norimasa Nakamura (Shijonawate Gakuen University) (Osaka Health Science University) Kan Hazaki Hitoshi Fukumoto (Shiroyama Hospital) (Osaka Electro-Communication University) Hiroshi Murao (Kobe Gakuin University) Occupational Therapy Yoshiaki Mori Hitomi Sakai (Kansai University of Welfare Sciences) (Kansai University of Welfare Sciences) Masahito Watanabe Hiroko Hashimoto (Morinomiya University of (Kansai University of Welfare Sciences) Medical Sciences) Physical Therapy Katsushi Yokoi (Morinomiya University of Medical Takashi Ishikura (Shibata Hospital) Sciences) Satoru Kai Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy (Kansai University of Welfare Sciences) Shusuke Takahashi Maki Koyanagi (Gifu City Women’s College) (Osaka Electro-Communication University) Ken Nakatani Takahiro Sakai (Kansai University of Welfare Sciences) (Osaka Health Science University） Sinya Fukunaga Hideki Sato (Japan Health Care College) (Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare) International Editorial Bord Carlos Egydio de Carbalho (Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada） Fangyu Wang（Nanjing University, China） Wei Sun（China Medical University, China) Secretary Koji Nagino, Eiichi Nagai, Hitoshi Kouda, Kosaku Sunagawa (Kansai University of Welfare Sciences) 01 / April / 2019 For submission instructions and all other information visit http://www.s-ahs.org/ .