Education
At the University of Tsukuba Sports Medicine Department, our nationally recognized experts in orthopedic sports medicine, basic exercise science, applied health science, and athletic performance science teach prescription or treatment options for musculoskeletal injuries and/or metabolic disorders related to competitive sports, trauma, or overuse injuries.
Education & Training
There is a variety of education/teaching opportunities within the Division of Sports Medicine. Faculty from the above division at the School of Health and Physical Education teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, including Master’s Program in Health and Sports Sciences and Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine.
Our services
Our expert staff specializes in studying, educating, and/or treating the following:
■Introduction to Sports MedicineT |
Presenter |
Title |
Topics |
Seiji Maeda |
Professor, PhD |
Exercise and artery |
Kazuhiro Takekoshi |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Genetic testing and research in sport |
Junichi Shoda |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Obesity and liver diseases - exercise for prevention and treatment |
Keisuke Kuga |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Exercise and heart disease |
Shigeyuki Watanabe |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease and exercise |
Hitoshi Horigome |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Childhood obesity and the metabolic syndrome |
Masahiro Takemura |
Assoc. Professor, RPT, MPhty (Sports) |
Scientific approach to the prevention of sports injuries |
Koichi Watanabe |
Assoc. Professor, MD, MS |
Health security for sporting mega events |
Hiroyuki Kobayashi |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Skeletal muscle and exercise |
Akihiro Kanamori |
Assoc. Professor, MD, PhD |
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
Yoshio Nakata |
Assoc. Professor, PhD |
Study design and exercise epidemiology |
Yoshikazu Okamoto |
Lecturer, MD, PhD |
Application of medical imaging for sports medicine |
■Introduction to Sports MedicineU |
Presenter |
Title |
Topics |
Kiyoji Tanaka |
Professor, PhD |
Medical fitness: future perspective |
Hitoshi Shiraki |
Professor |
Athletic Training |
Kunpei Tokuyama |
Professor, PhD |
Exercise and 24-hour energy metabolism |
Shumpei Miyakawa |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Pre-participation examination for locomotive system |
Toshikazu Miyamoto |
Professor, PhD |
Acupuncture in the field of sports |
Shinya Kuno |
Professor, PhD |
Exercise and social system for preventing lifestyle-related diseases and nursing care |
Naoki Mukai |
Assoc. Professor, MD |
Sports activity and bone metabolism |
Miyauchi Takashi |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Pharmacotherapeutics of lifestyle-related diseases for the sports directorsy |
Takashi Fukuda |
Assistant Researcher |
Introduction of athletic rehabilitation for top athletes |
Tsunehiko Wada |
Assoc. Professor, PhD |
Physiotherapy of the sports field |
Ai Shibata |
Assoc. Professor, PhD |
Behavioral epidemiology and sedentary behavior |
Yoshio Takahashi |
Assoc. Professor |
Social history of Sport Medicine |
■Seminar for Sports MedicineT |
Presenter |
Title |
Topics |
Seiji Maeda |
Professor, PhD |
Exercise and artery |
Kazuhiro Takekoshi |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Genetic testing and research in sport |
Junichi Shoda |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Molecular mechanism for exercise effects on obesity-related liver diseases |
Keisuke Kuga |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Exercise conditioning and heart disease: Prevention of cardiac sudden death during exercise |
Shigeyuki Watanabe |
Professor, MD, PhDD |
Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and exercise |
Masahiro Takemura |
Assoc. Professor, RPT, MPhty (Sports) |
Clinical reasoning for sports injuries |
Koichi Watanabe |
Assoc. Professor, MD, MS |
Health security for sporting mega events |
Hiroyuki Kobayashi |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Exercise and insulin resistance |
Akihiro Kanamori |
Assoc. Professor, MD, PhD |
Diagnosis of the sports injury |
■Seminar for Sports MedicineU |
Presenter |
Title |
Topics |
Kiyoji Tanaka |
Professor, PhD |
Exercise and fitness for patients with chronic cancer |
Hitoshi Shiraki |
Professor |
Conditioning for prevention of sports injury |
Kunpei Tokuyama |
Professor, PhD |
Energy metabolism during physical activity |
Shumpei Miyakawa |
Professor, MD, PhD |
Conditioning for locomotive system |
Toshikazu Miyamoto |
Professor, PhD |
Acupuncture in the field of sports |
Shinya Kuno |
Professor, PhD |
Exercise and social system for preventing lifestyle-related diseases and nursing care |
Naoki Mukai |
Assoc. Professor, MD |
Sport medicine in women |
Takashi Fukuda |
Assistant Researcher |
Bridging the gap between research and practice: prevention of brain concussions |
Tsunehiko Wada |
Assoc. Professor, PhD |
Physiotherapy of the sports field |
Ai Shibata |
Assoc. Professor, PhD |
Built environment and active living |
■Seminar for Sports Medicine V |
Seiji Maeda, Kumpei Tokuyama, Kiyoji Tanaka, and Koichi Watanabe | Taught by University of Sports Medicine alumni |