Jimbo, Kazumasa https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1325-2655
Takahama, Kousuke
Yoshimura, Tomohiro
Yasumori, Taichi
Murayama, Takashi
Kikuchi, Naohisa https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5234-6483
Article History
Received: 27 November 2025
Revised: 23 April 2026
Accepted: 13 May 2026
First Online: 21 May 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Ethical Review Committee of the Chiba Rehabilitation Center (approval no. Medical 7-8). All protocols were conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. As this was a retrospective study, the participants provided informed consent, with opt-out options available within the hospital or on the hospital’s website. All applicable institutional and government regulations concerning the ethical use of human volunteers were followed during this study.