抄録
We examined changes of the care degree (CD) and the level of independent living (LIL) of the users who have been rehabilitated by the TAKIZAWA method over an extended period of time. Although it was reported that approximately 20% of every CD needed elderly person in Japan got worse within one year, aggravation was not seen with this method.Then, in order to investigate a mechanism, we performed cerebral function evaluation by the functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS).The Shimadzu Company offers the Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and analysis software; we analyzed the ankle motivative exercise (ME) and passive exercise (PE) by using it. It was found by all possible analysis methods that the ME on an ankle activates the cerebral function more than the PE.
