2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The effects of underwater therapeutic exercise on middle-the aged patients with locomotive syndrome
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22500581
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sports science
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya |
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Principal Investigator |
AKAMINE Takuya 鹿屋体育大学, スポーツ生命科学系, 教授 (70175785)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAGUCHI Nobutaka 鹿屋体育大学, スポーツ・武道実践科学系, 教授 (10171597)
TANAKA Takao 鹿屋体育大学, スポーツ・武道実践科学系, 教授 (60274867)
TAKATA Dai 鹿屋体育大学, スポーツ・武道実践科学系, 助教 (40404545)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 障害者スポーツ |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated the effects of underwater therapeutic exercise on middle‐the aged patients with locomotive syndrome (lumbago, coxarthrosis, gonarthrosis, omalgia and osteopenia, total number of 136 people, mean 60.8 years old). We have opened underwater therapeutic class twice a week for about 6.0 months. We had done various physical examinations, Japan Orthopaedic Association (JOA) evaluation before and after exercise, respectively. Several findings have been obtained as follows. (1) In the groups of several disease, the obesity, function of respiration and circulation, elasticity and muscle power of a trunk and extremities, JOA evaluation score improved significantly after the underwater exercise period of 6.0 months (p<0.05). (2) Good effects for metabolic rate, general impedance and muscle amount were significantly observed in bioelectrical impedance analysis after underwater exercise period. It was revealed that underwater therapeutic exercise provided excellent benefits for the patients with locomotive syndrome.
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