Brain Activity during Motivative Exercise Versus Passive ROM Exercise by fMRI

Abstract

In the chronic stages of aging or illness, less staffs are employed in both medical and care faculties in Japan than acute stages. This situation might have the serious risk of many patients returning to bedridden states easily. To solve this problem, we have recognized "The Motivative Exercise" as being very useful. In Motivative Exercise, we use simple tools instead of therapists' hands to have them exercise their legs by themselves. We could prove the effectiveness of this rehabilitation method by f MRI to observe brain activities.