locomotive diseases
Conditions
Interventions
The exercise therapy program shall consist of kinematic control exercises [approximately 30 yoga exercises or 5 exercises using special Pilates equipment and 5 mat Pilates exercises, for a total of 10
s motor functions and characteristics. Inpatients will receive exercise therapy for 40 minutes each in the morning and afternoon, five days a week during their 2 to 4 weeks hospital stay. Outpat
Sponsors
Tokushima University Graduate School
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with locomotive disease who have been deemed appropriate for locomotor therapy by their attending physician.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who have serious diseases other than locomotor diseases, infants, pregnant women, cognitively impaired, etc., who are judged by their attending physicians to be ineligible for exercise therapy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life (SF-36) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Flexibility Manual muscle testing (MMT) Balance function Gait speed Spinal alignment and mobility Muscle thickness of transversus abdominis, internal and external abdominal oblique muscles Pain scale (NRS) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactJunzo Fujitani
Tokushima University Graduate School Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Science
Outcome results
None listed