The effects of underwater therapeutic exercise on middle-the aged patients with locomotive syndrome

研究了水下运动治疗对中老年运动综合征（腰痛、关节病、关节病、肌痛和骨质减少）患者的影响，共136例，平均年龄60.8岁。我们开设了每周两次的水下理疗课，持续了约6个月。我们分别在运动前后做了各种身体检查和日本骨科协会（JOA）评估。得到的结论如下。(1)在几种疾病组、肥胖组、呼吸循环功能组、躯干和四肢弹性和肌力组中，水下运动期6.0个月后JOA评价评分显著提高（p<0.05）。(2)水下运动期后的生物电阻抗分析对代谢率、全身阻抗和肌肉量均有显著影响。结果表明，水下治疗性运动对运动综合征患者有良好的治疗效果。

We investigated the effects of underwater therapeutic exercise on middle‐the aged patients with locomotive syndrome (lumbago, coxarthrosis, gonarthrosis, omalgia and osteopenia, total number of 136 people, mean 60.8 years old). We have opened underwater therapeutic class twice a week for about 6.0 months. We had done various physical examinations, Japan Orthopaedic Association (JOA) evaluation before and after exercise, respectively. Several findings have been obtained as follows. (1) In the groups of several disease, the obesity, function of respiration and circulation, elasticity and muscle power of a trunk and extremities, JOA evaluation score improved significantly after the underwater exercise period of 6.0 months (p<0.05). (2) Good effects for metabolic rate, general impedance and muscle amount were significantly observed in bioelectrical impedance analysis after underwater exercise period. It was revealed that underwater therapeutic exercise provided excellent benefits for the patients with locomotive syndrome.