PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an evaluation method of lower-limb muscular power and an evaluation device for lower-limb muscular power, capable of accurately evaluating the muscular power of the lower limbs of a subject even if the subject is an elderly with relatively weak lower-limb muscular power, etc.SOLUTION: The weight of the subject climbing on a pedestal is measured (S101), and the muscular power of the lower limbs of the subject is measured (S107) based on the maximum peak or the peak appearing after the maximum peak and the minimum peak of the load on the pedestal when the subject changes the posture from the crouching posture to the standing posture on the pedestal. Then, the evaluation value of the lower-limb muscular power of the subject is computed (S108) based on the measured weight of the subject and the measured lower-limb muscular power of the subject.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】 比較的下肢筋力の弱い高齢者などが被検者であっても正確に下肢筋力の評価を行うことができる下肢筋力評価方法および下肢筋力評価装置の提供。【解決手段】 載せ台上に載った被検者の体重を測定し(S101)、その載せ台上で被検者がしゃがみ姿勢から立ち姿勢へ移行した場合の前記載せ台に対する荷重の最大ピークまたは最大ピーク後に現れるピークと最小ピークとに基づいて、被験者の下肢筋力を測定し(S107)、前記測定された被検者の体重と、前記測定された被検者の下肢筋力とに基づいて、被検者の下肢筋力の評価値を算出する(S108)。【選択図】 図3A
