抄録
The current condition of functional training at welfare facilities, where they take care of numerous bedridden people, is considered insufficient. Due to this situation, the disuse syndrome has developed and body functions of bedridden elderly people are rapidly deteriorating. The Takizawa Program is practiced as an exercise therapy regimen for infirm elderly people at the Geriatric Health Services Facility (GHSF) and geriatrics hospitals; however, the effectiveness of the Takizawa Program has not yet been proved by randomized controlled trial (RCT). Therefore, this report will prove the effectiveness of the program and emphasize the importance of exercise therapy for bedridden elderly people.
