Nordic walking is effective for improving a common fracture site distal radius bone strength in meddle-aged women

• Project/Area Number: 25350739
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Developmental mechanisms and the body works
• Research Institution: Suzuka University of Medical Science
• Principal Investigator: Kato Takeru 鈴鹿医療科学大学, 保健衛生学部, 教授 (00329913)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ONISHI NORIKAZU 三重県立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (20176952) ; YAMASHITA TAKENORI 鈴鹿医療科学大学, 保健衛生学部, 准教授 (10410937)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
• Keywords: 骨塩量 / 骨密度 / ノルディックウォーキング / 筋横断面積 / 中高年 / 若年女性 / 橈骨 / DXA / MRI / 橈骨遠位端部 / ＤＸＡ法 / ＭＲ画像分析 / ＢＭＣ / aBMD / 橈骨遠位部 / ＭＲＩ分析 / ａＢＭＤ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Healthy female college students were randomly divided into two groups, Nordic-walkers (n = 19) and controls (n = 18). The NW group walked at least 30 min with Nordic Waking (NW) poles three times weekly for 23 weeks. BMC and aBMD at 1/10 the distance from the distal radius were significantly increased in the NW group after intervention. There were, however, no significant changes in muscle CSA at the mid-humerus and mid-femur between the two groups or between baseline and after intervention. NW pole push-off movement provides effective loading to enhance the osteogenic response at the ultradistal radius.
Forty middle aged participants were attended the 4 months of NW class. Although, the effects of NW class was not significant, the value of BMC and aBMD were higher than the baseline values. % fat of whole body was significantly reduced and lean body mass was significantly increased by the NW class.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Past sports activity during growth induces bone mineral content and enhances in bone geometry in young men and women (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato T, Niwa M, Yamashita T, Matumoto M, Umemura Y.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolisms Volume: 33 Issue: 5 Pages: 569-576
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00774-014-0620-8
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Exercise characteristics influence femoral cross sectional geometry: a magnetic resonance imaging study in elite female athletes (2015)
  • Author(s): Honda A, Matumoto M, Kato T, Umemura Y
  • Journal Title: Osteoporosis International Volume: 26 Issue: 3 Pages: 1093-1098
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2935-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Past sports activity during growth induces bone mineral content and enhances in bone geometry in young men and women (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato T, Niwa M, Yamashita T, Matumoto M, Umemura Y
  • Journal Title: Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolisms Volume: in press
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 骨強度を上げる運動 (2016)
  • Author(s): 加藤 尊
  • Organizer: 日本運動器学会 第5回教育後援会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛知県名古屋市
  • Year and Date: 2016-02-13
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 若年女性の骨強度は局所的に影響を受ける (2015)
  • Author(s): 山本純子、酒井香江、奥森晴香、菊池太郎、大西敦子、山下剛範、加藤 尊
  • Organizer: 日本人間工学会東海支部会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛知県名古屋市愛知みずほ大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-14
• [Presentation] 筋横断面積と骨塩量・骨密度との関係 (2015)
  • Author(s): 大西敦子、大西範和、奥森晴香、菊池太郎、山本純子、山下剛範、加藤 尊
  • Organizer: 日本人間工学会東海支部会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛知県名古屋市愛知みずほ大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-14
• [Presentation] High-impact, low-repetition jump training is effective for preventing bone loss in postmenopausal regular swimmers (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato T, Matumoto M, Yamashita T, Takami K
  • Organizer: Sports Medicine Australia 2015 conference
  • Place of Presentation: Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-21
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 上腕中位部筋横断面積と橈骨遠位端部の骨塩量、骨密度との関係‐若年女性と中高年女性の比較‐ (2015)
  • Author(s): 加藤 尊、酒井香江、山下剛範、松本実、梅村義久
  • Organizer: 日本体力医学会
  • Place of Presentation: 和歌山県和歌山市
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-17
• [Presentation] 若年女性と中高年女性の大腿中位部筋横断面積と骨塩量、骨密度 (2014)
  • Author(s): 加藤 尊、山下 剛範、松本 実、寺島 徹、梅村 義久
  • Organizer: 日本体力医学会学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 長崎大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-19 – 2014-09-21
• [Presentation] 女子大学生の音響的骨評価価値と体型意識及び食習慣の関連 (2014)
  • Author(s): 酒井香江、山下剛範、加藤 尊
  • Organizer: 第61回日本栄養改善学会
  • Place of Presentation: パシィフィコ横浜
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-20 – 2014-08-22
• [Presentation] 若年女性のﾘﾝ、ｶﾙｼｳﾑ摂取量と骨強度 (2014)
  • Author(s): 稲垣美里、酒井香江、山下剛範、寺島徹、原正之、加藤 尊
  • Organizer: 第3回日本栄養改善学会東海支部学術総会
  • Place of Presentation: 鈴鹿医療科学大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-29
• [Presentation] Does Nordic-walking increase distal radius bone strength in young women? (2014)
  • Author(s): Kato T, Yamashita T, Tomioka T, Terashima T, Onishi N
  • Organizer: ACSM
  • Place of Presentation: Orlando, USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-27 – 2014-05-29
• [Presentation] Does Nordic-walking increase distal radius bone strength in young women?
  • Author(s): Takeru Kato, Takenori Yamasita, Toru Tomioka, Toru Terashima, Kyota Takami and Norikazu Ohnishi
  • Organizer: American Collage of Sports Medicine Annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Orlando USA
• [Presentation] Past sports activities during growth induces bone mineral contents and changes in bone geometry in young men and women
  • Author(s): Kato T, Yamashita T, Matumoto M, Honda A, Takami K, Umemura Y
  • Organizer: European College of Sports Science Annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Barcelona Spain
• [Presentation] 体育館のスポーツ教室に通う中高年女性の骨は、スイミングスクールや料理教室に通う同年代の中高年女性の骨より強いか
  • Author(s): 加藤 尊、森 博康、山下 剛範、寺島 徹、梅村 義久
  • Organizer: 日本体力医学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京