| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Preservation of lower-extremity muscle function is necessary for the elderly to maintain independent living. In this study, we examined the effects of an exercise program for improving muscle function such as lower-extremity muscular strength and muscle power through continuous jumps (SSC movement), and its cessation. The intensity of continuous jumps was 14.3 in the Borg-RPE scale, and the ground reaction force during landing was approximately twice the body weight.
Lower-extremity muscular strength and balance ability improved after three months of training. A decreasing trend in leg extension ability was observed post-training. When the training period was extended for five months, lower-extremity muscular strength and balance ability also improved. We believe that training through continuous jumps as described in this study, is an effective program to improve lower-extremity muscle function and balance ability in the elderly.
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