Possible Improvement of the Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment and Balance through “Locomotion Training” Exercises in Patients with “Locomotive Syndrome”: A Literature Review

On the basis of rapid population aging, in 2007, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) proposed a new disease concept “locomotive syndrome” as a degenerative condition of reduced mobility due to the impairment of the musculoskeletal system. Worsened locomotive components, which consist of bones...

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Main Authors: Takashi Yurube, Masaaki Ito, Toru Takeoka, Nobuyoshi Watanabe, Hideyo Inaoka, Kenichiro Kakutani, Ryosuke Kuroda, Kotaro Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6496901