Sakai Medical Association Approach to Locomotive syndrome

Abstract

Subjects among the Sakai Cutlery Festival participants seeking physical checks were surveyed to determine the degree to which the subjects recognized locomotive syndrome (LS) and the LS score, to check their locomotor capability, under the sponsorship of the Industrial Health Panel of Sakai Medical Association.

The survey revealed that both the degrees of recognition and comprehension of LS were below the national averages. The degree of recognition was higher in females and increased progressively with advancing age. The LS score also increased with advancing age. Those subjects who found it difficult to rise to their feet suffered from a number of motor function problems according to the assessment by the Locomo 25 scale. The importance of grasping one's own motor functions through an understanding of LS needs be stressed to prolong healthy life expectancy.