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CLINICAL REVIEWS IN BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM
Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 56-67Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12018-016-9208-2
Keywords
Locomotive syndrome; Elderly; Exercise intervention; Gait; Balance
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- Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) [2014-1]
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Locomotive syndrome is a condition of reduced mobility due to impairment of locomotive organs. Since upright bipedal walking involves minutely controlled movement patterns, impairment of any aspect of the locomotive organs has the potential to adversely affect it. In addition to trauma, chronic diseases of the locomotive organs, which progress with repeated bouts of acute exacerbations, are common causes of the locomotive syndrome. In Japan's super-aging society, many people are likely to experience locomotive syndrome in the later part of their lives. Exercise intervention is effective in improving motor function, but because the subjects are elderly people with significant degenerative diseases of the locomotor organs, caution should be taken in choosing the type and intensity of exercise. The present review discusses the definition, current burden, diagnosis and interventions pertaining to the locomotive syndrome. The concept and measures are spreading throughout Japan as one of the national health policy targets.
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