理学療法ジャーナル48巻5号

2014年05月発行

特集 老年症候群と理学療法 老年症候群と理学療法

1．理学療法で運動機能は改善するか？

著者： 池添冬芽¹

所属機関： ¹京都大学大学院医学研究科人間健康科学系専攻

ページ範囲：P.397 - P.404

はじめに

　老年症候群の代表的な徴候として，加齢による運動機能低下や筋量低下（サルコペニア）が挙げられる．本稿では特に高齢者の日常生活動作能力や転倒との関連の深い筋機能およびバランス機能に焦点を当て，①加齢に伴う筋特性の変化，②高齢者に対する筋力トレーニングの効果，③高齢者に対するバランストレーニングの効果，④高齢者に対する複合運動トレーニングの重要性について，われわれの研究結果を踏まえながら解説する．

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