IMPACT OF BACK MUSCLE STRENGTH AND AGING ON LOCOMOTIVE SYNDROME IN COMMUNITY LIVING JAPANESE WOMEN

The Japanese Orthopaedic Association has proposed the term locomotive syndrome (LS) to designate a condition of individuals in high-risk groups with musculoskeletal disease who are highly likely to require nursing care. This study investigates the influence of spinal factors on LS in Japanese female...

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Main Authors: HIRANO, KENICHI, IMAGAMA, SHIRO, HASEGAWA, YUKIHARU, WAKAO, NORIMITSU, MURAMOTO, AKIO, ISHIGURO, NAOKI
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nagoya University 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345697/