Ishibashi Hideaki
Department of orthopaedic surgery, Ina hospital, chief/The orthopaedic institute for the elderly, Representative director, Japan.
Clin Calcium. 2017;27(1):9-15.
In Japan, the world's fastest aging country, the locomotive syndrome that shows a decrease in the mobility due to dysfunctions of the locomotor organs is a major risk factor of long-term care need in the old age. Exercises and sports habits are well reviewed to lead to the improvement and maintenance of motor function, and exercises are also useful in the prevention of a number of musculoskeletal diseases. In addition, several trials with the exercise intervention indicated improvement in motor function, suggesting exercises could prevent the locomotive syndrome. In future, prevalence of exercise habits may lead to decrease the prevalence of locomotive syndrome, resulting in elongation of the healthy life span.
在全球老龄化速度最快的国家日本，因运动器官功能障碍导致行动能力下降的机车综合征是老年人长期护理需求的主要风险因素。运动和体育习惯对运动功能的改善和维持有很好的效果，运动对预防多种肌肉骨骼疾病也很有用。此外，几项运动干预试验表明运动功能有所改善，这表明运动可以预防机车综合征。未来，运动习惯的普及可能会导致机车综合征的患病率降低，从而延长健康寿命。
